Counting and lining up: the numerals
Cardinals and ordinals (with a nod to multiplicatives and fractionals): how many they are and what position they hold.
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Counting and ordering
Cardinali (quanti?)
unodiecicentomille
Ordinali (in che ordine?)
primosecondodecimocentesimo
Moltiplicativi (quante volte?)
doppiotriploquadruplo
Frazionari (quale parte?)
mezzoun terzoun quarto
: Numerals are the words that express a quantity or an order. Cardinals say HOW MANY there are (uno, due, tre); ordinals say WHAT POSITION something holds (primo, secondo, terzo).
| Da 1 a 10 | Da 11 a 20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n. | parola | n. | parola |
| 1 | uno | 11 | undici |
| 2 | due | 12 | dodici |
| 3 | tre | 13 | tredici |
| 4 | quattro | 14 | quattordici |
| 5 | cinque | 15 | quindici |
| 6 | sei | 16 | sedici |
| 7 | sette | 17 | diciassette |
| 8 | otto | 18 | diciotto |
| 9 | nove | 19 | diciannove |
| 10 | dieci | 20 | venti |
| n. | parola |
|---|---|
| 20 | venti |
| 30 | trenta |
| 40 | quaranta |
| 50 | cinquanta |
| 60 | sessanta |
| 70 | settanta |
| 80 | ottanta |
| 90 | novanta |
| 100 | cento |
| 1000 | mille |
Regola d'oro
Cardinals count, ordinals put things in line. One trick to never get it wrong: ask yourself whether you're saying HOW MANY (due caffè, tre amici → cardinal) or WHAT PLACE something holds in the line (il primo caffè, il terzo piano → ordinal).
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