Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.)Lesson VII. (Lección séptima) Ordinal Numbers and Fractions
Primero[63] 1st Décimo sexto, etc. 16th
Segundo 2nd Vigésimo 20th
Tercero 3rd Trigésimo 30th
Cuarto 4th Cuadragésimo 40th
Quinto 5th Quincuagésimo 50th
Sexto 6th Sexagésimo 60th
Séptimo (Sétimo) 7th Septuagésimo 70th
Octavo 8th Octogésimo 80th
Noveno (Nono) 9th Nonagésimo 90th
Décimo 10th Centésimo 100th
Décimo primero, Décimo Ducentésimo 200th
primo, Undécimo, Tricentésimo 300th
Onceno 11th Cuadrigentésimo 400th
Décimo segundo, duodécimo, Quingentésimo 500th
Doceno 12th Sexcentésimo 600th
Décimo tercero, décimo Septingentésimo 700th
tercio, Treceno 13th Octingentésimo 800th
Décimo cuarto, Novingentésimo 900th
catorceno 14th Milésimo 1,000th
Décimo quinto, Millonésimo 1,000,000th
quinceno 15th Postrero, ultimo Last
Footnote 63: Ordinal adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they accompany or for which they stand. Final o changes into a for the feminine, and the plural is formed by adding s. "Primero," "tercero," and "Postrero" drop the O before a masculine noun singular,[64] as -- El primer pedido: The first order. But -- La primera entrega (fem.): The first delivery. Footnote 64: Eight words in all present this peculiarity, viz., uno, alguno, ninguno, bueno, malo, primero, tercero, postrero (these last two not always). After "vigésimo" ordinal numbers are generally substituted by cardinal numbers, as -- La página veintidós: Page 22nd. Dates are expressed by cardinal numbers instead of ordinal, as -- Madrid, 20 (de) Agosto (de) 1911: Madrid, 20th of August, 1911. EXCEPTION: El primero, as -- El 1° (primero) de Septiembre (1st September). Numbers following names of kings, etc., are ordinal up to the tenth; then generally cardinal, as -- Felipe II. (segundo): Philip II. Fractional numbers up to 1/10th are the same as ordinal numbers, except -- (Un) medio: one half. From 1/11th upwards, fractions are formed from cardinal numbers adding to them the termination avo, as -- Un dieciseisavo[65]: 1/16. Un need not be used before the fractions 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4, preceded by an integer, as -- Uno y cuarto: One and a quarter. Footnote 65: If the cardinal number ends in a vowel, this is elided, as veinte -- un veintavo (1/20th). If it ends in ce the c is changed into z as, doce -- un dozavo (1/12th). Collective Numbers.
Un par: A pair. Una treintena: A set of 30.[66]
Una decena (half a score).[66] Una centena: A set of 100.[66]
Una docena (a dozen).[66] Un centenar: A set of 100.[66]
Una veintena: A score.[66] Un ciento: A set of 100.[66]
Un millar: A set of 1,000.[66]
Footnote 66: Also the number approximately, as: Una treintena de libros: (about 30 books). Subjunctive Mood,[67] Present Tense. Hablar. Temer. Partir. Que yo hable (That I Que tema (that I may Que parta (that I may may or shall or shall fear). or shall depart). speak). " tu hables " temas " partas " él hable " tema " parta " nosotros hablemos " temamos " partamos " vosotros habléis " temáis " partáis " ellos hablen " teman " partan Footnote 67: This tense is formed from the first person singular of the present indicative by changing the last vowel into e for the 1st conjugation and into a for the 2nd and 3rd conjugations. These remain the ruling vowels throughout the tense. |