{"id":153,"date":"2024-01-01T14:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=153"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:09:33","slug":"die-ordinalzahlen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/die-ordinalzahlen\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Ordinalzahlen"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

German Ordinal Numbers for Beginners (A1)<\/h2>\r\n

What are ordinal numbers? They are numbers like first<\/b>, second<\/b>, and third<\/b>. In German, we call them Ordnungszahlen<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n

We use them to show a position or a place in a row. They are very important for learning the date in German.<\/p>\r\n

The First 5 Numbers<\/h3>\r\n

Here are the most common ordinal numbers you need to know. Notice that they look a lot like normal numbers, but they have a small change at the end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Number<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGerman Word<\/strong><\/td>\r\nEnglish Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
1st<\/span><\/td>\r\nerst-<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nfirst<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2nd<\/span><\/td>\r\nzweit-<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nsecond<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3rd<\/span><\/td>\r\ndritt-<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nthird<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
4th<\/span><\/td>\r\nviert-<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nfourth<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
5th<\/span><\/td>\r\nf\u00fcnft-<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nfifth<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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Grammar Tip:<\/b> In German, we make these numbers by taking the normal number (like vier<\/i> or f\u00fcnf<\/i>) and adding a -t<\/b> at the end. Easy, right? Just watch out for erst-<\/b> (first) and dritt-<\/b> (third) because they are special!<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

How to Use Them<\/h3>\r\n

In German, we write a dot<\/b> after the number to show it is an ordinal number. For example, 1.<\/b> means erst-<\/i> (1st).<\/p>\r\n

Because these words talk about a noun, they change their ending like adjectives. Here are two easy examples for A1 learners:<\/p>\r\n

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    Example 1 (Dates):<\/b> \u201eHeute ist der erste<\/b> Mai.\u201c (Today is the first of May.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Example 2 (Rankings):<\/b> \u201eEr ist der erste<\/b> Spieler.\u201c (He is the first player.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

    Basic Vocabulary for Practice<\/h3>\r\n
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      Der erste…<\/b> \u2014 The first…<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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      Der letzte…<\/b> \u2014 The last…<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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      Das Datum<\/b> \u2014 The date<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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      Heute<\/b> \u2014 Today<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

      Easy Practice for You!<\/h3>\r\n

      Try to write your birthday using a German ordinal number. For example, if you were born on the 4th, you can say: “Ich habe am vierten… Geburtstag.”<\/i><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      German Ordinal Numbers for Beginners (A1) What are ordinal numbers? They are numbers like first, second, and third. In German, we call them Ordnungszahlen. We use them to show a position or a place in a row. They are very important for learning the date in German. The First 5 Numbers Here are the most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a1-grammar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2038,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/2038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}