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LESSON 38Ordinal Numbers
What are ordinal numbers?
Ordinal numbers show position or order — examples in English are first, second, third, fourth.
For the numbers from 1 to 12, Darija uses special ordinal forms. From 13 onward, there is no difference between the cardinal and ordinal number.
Ordinal numbers from 1 to 12
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| First | l-luwl |
| Second | t-teni |
| Third | t-talt |
| Fourth | r-rab3 |
| Fifth | l-xams |
| Sixth | s-sat / s-sads |
| Seventh | s-sab3 |
| Eighth | t-tamn |
| Ninth | t-tas3 |
| Tenth | l-3ašr |
| Eleventh | l-нaḍš |
| Twelfth | ṭ-ṭanš |
Gender and number agreement
Ordinal numbers act like adjectives — they must agree with the noun in gender and number. The listed basic forms are masculine singular.
Make the feminine by adding -a, and the plural by adding -in.
Examples
| Masculine | Feminine | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | l-luwl | l-luwla | l-luwlin |
| Third | t-talt | t-talta | t-taltin |
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