Уро́к 4
4.4 Grammar: Ordinal numbers
Люби́мая Грамма́тика
Ordinal numbers are used to describe relative numerical order: first, second, third, fourth, etc… Cardinal numbers are the individual numbers themselves: one, two, three, four, etc… In Russian, like in English, some ordinals are obviously derived from the cardinal forms; others are not.
- В Росси́и пе́рвый день неде́ли – понеде́льник.
- In Russia, the first day of the week is Monday.
- Второ́й день – вто́рник.
- Тре́тий день – среда́.
- Четвёртый день – четве́рг.
- Пя́тый день – пя́тница.
- Шесто́й день – суббо́та.
- Седьмо́й день – воскресе́нье.
You may notice (I hope) that all these ordinal numbers look suspiciously like adjectives. Well, they are.
Below are ordinal numbers 1st – 31st. You may guess why you might need exactly those numbers. On the next page, you will find a Quizlet to help you learn these. *Note the unexpected and soft endings for ‘third’. Memorize these.
We’re learning how to say the 1st to the 30th for a very specific reason. Any guesses what that is? After studying this table, how do you think you would say the 31st?
*Note: these are given in their masculine singular forms!
| пе́рвый 1st |
оди́ннадцатый 11th |
два́дцать пе́рвый 21st |
| второ́й 2nd |
двена́дцатый 12th |
два́дцать второ́й 22nd |
| тре́тий* (третья, третье, третие) 3rd |
трина́дцатый 13th |
два́дцать тре́тий 23rd |
| четвёртый 4th |
четы́рнадцатый 14th |
два́дцать четвёртый 24th |
| пя́тый 5th |
пятна́дцатый 15th |
два́дцать пя́тый 25th |
| шесто́й 6th |
шестна́дцатый 16th |
два́дцать шесто́й 26th |
| седьмо́й 7th |
семна́дцатый 17th |
два́дцать седьмо́й 27th |
| восьмо́й 8th |
восемна́дцатый 18th |
два́дцать восьмо́й 28th |
| девя́тый 9th |
девятна́дцатый 19th |
два́дцать девя́тый 29th |
| деся́тый 10th |
двадца́тый 20th |
тридца́тый 30th |
