Ordinal Numerals
Ordinals are adjectives. Look at their endings in the second column: they have all three varieties of masculine endings: the hard ones -ЫЙ, -О́Й and the soft one -ИЙ (третИЙ – 3rd) in masculine gender.
| Cardinals | Ordinals |
| оди́н | пе́рвый – first |
| два | второ́й – second |
| три | тре́тий – third |
| четы́ре | четвёртый – fourth |
| пять | пя́тый – fifth |
| шесть | шесто́й – sixth |
| семь | седьмо́й – seventh |
| во́семь | восьмо́й – eighth |
| де́вять | девя́тый – ninth |
| де́сять | деся́тый – tenth |
As true adjectives, ordinals agree with the noun in gender, number and case. They adopt
-АЯ in feminine endings (except “тре́тья” 3rd, which is a soft ending) and -OE in neuter (except “тре́тье,” 3rd, a soft ending).
| M | F | N |
| пе́рвый вопро́с | пе́рвая страни́ца | пе́рвое упражне́ние |
| второ́й вопрос | втора́я страни́ца | второ́е упражне́ние |
| тре́тий вопрос | тре́тья страни́ца | тре́тье упражне́ние |
| (1st, 2nd, 3rd question) | (1st, 2nd, 3rd page) | (1st, 2nd, 3rd exercise) |
Warning: So far, you can use numbers only in a limited way – just naming them (cardinals) or defining things (ordinals) like in the examples below. You’ll be able to use them properly with nouns after you study the genitive case.
Reading Practice
Read and Translate
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Survival Kit
Complaing of Pain
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У меня́ боли́т голова́. – I have a headache. У меня́ боли́т зуб. – I have a toothache. У меня́ боли́т живо́т. – I have a pain in the stomach. |
Note: This construction will enable you to complain of pain, ache, soreness, etc. in all parts of your body.