Ordinal Numbers
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.13.6
Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers show the position of something in a list or order.
Ordinal numbers
- Ordinal numbers express the order of things.
- The first ordinal number in French is:
- premier (for masculine) or première (for feminine)
Forming ordinal numbers
- Other ordinal numbers are formed by adding -ième to the cardinal number.
- deuxième means second, troisième means third, etc.
Irregular ordinal numbers
- cinq - cinquième
- neuf - neuvième
Ordinal numbers in sentences
- Ordinal numbers come before the noun in French.
- le premier jour - the first day
- le deuxième maison - the second house
Examples
- Il est arrivé en premier.
- He arrived first.
- C’est sa deuxième voiture.
- It is his second car.