Language
German
Level
A2
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What this grammar point covers

In German, 'Zahlen' are numbers like one, two, three, and 'Ordnungszahlen' are ordinal numbers like first, second, third. These are used to count things and to show order.

When to use it

Use Zahlen to count objects or people, say your age, or talk about quantities. Use Ordnungszahlen to talk about position or order, like dates, floors in a building, or ranking.

Key forms

Examples

Ich habe drei Äpfel.

English: I have three apples.

Heute ist der erste Mai.

English: Today is the first of May.

Mein Zimmer ist im zweiten Stock.

English: My room is on the second floor.

Sie kommt als dritte.

English: She comes third.

Wir sind fünf Personen.

English: We are five people.

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