The first, the second, the third ...
I- Écriture des nombres ordinaux
► Ce sont des adjectifs numéraux ordinaux
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1st first |
11th eleventh |
21st twenty-first |
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2nd second |
12th twelfth |
22nd twenty-second |
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3rd third |
13th thirteenth |
23rd twenty-third |
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4th fourth |
14th fourteenth |
24th twenty-fourth |
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5th fifth |
15th fifteenth |
25th twenty-fifth |
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6th sixth |
16th sixteenth |
26th twenty-sixth |
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7th seventh |
17th seventeenth |
27th twenty-seventh |
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8theighth |
18th eighteenth |
28th twenty-eighth |
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9th ninth |
19th nineteenth |
29th twenty-ninth |
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10th tenth |
20th twentieth |
30th thirtieth |
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100th hundredth |
1000ththousandth |
etc |
II- Remarques
♦ Pour écrire les nombres ordinaux en chiffres, on ajoute les 2 dernières lettres du mot :
1st → first / 2nd → second / 3rd → third / 35 th → thirty-fifth
♦ Les nombres ordinaux sont précédés de the.
The first day. (Le premier jour) / The first Lady. (La première Dame)

