Sep
6
2009
Spanish Ordinals: 1°, 2ª
Author: Johns SmithSpanish Ordinals:1°, 2ª
Pronunciation:Pree-may-roh, say-goon-doh
Translation:1st, 2nd…
Function:Ordinals
Spanish ordinals are rather complex. For instance: I came in 115th place means: ‘Llegué en centésimo décimo quinto lugar’. Ordinals en English are clearly much more easier.
To get around in writing, you can always use an ‘o’ (for a masculine) or an ‘a’ (for a feminine) depending on what the context is. These vowels follow the cardinal as in: ‘el 4o lugar’ [in 4th place] and 1a vez [1st time]. Of course, when talking, you can always use ‘avo’ after the 20th, as in ‘treintavo’ [30th]
Example:Ganamos los lugares 10° y 11°
Translation:We won the 10th and 11th places
