Grammatik des Lebens - A2 - Die Zahlen: Der wievielte in der Reihe?
Grammar of Life - A2 - Ordinal numbers - Using "how many" to ask for ordinal numbers
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Mit
with
dem
the
Wort
word
"
wievielte
how many
"
kann
can
man
one
nach
for
einer
a
Ordinalzahl
ordinal number
fragen
ask
.
The word "how many" can be used to ask for an ordinal number.
Der
the
wievielte
how many
Tag
day
des
of the
Jahres
year
ist
is
heute
today
?
-
Heute
today
ist
is
der
the
erste
first
Tag
day
des
of the
Jahres
year
.
What is the day of the year today? - Today is the first day of the year.
Mit
with
dem
the
wievielten
how many
Mann
husband
ist
is
sie
she
verheiratet
married
?
-
Sie
she
ist
is
mit
with
dem
the
dritten
third
Mann
husband
verheiratet
married
.
Which man is she married to? - She is married to the third husband.
Das
the
wievielte
how many
Auto
car
will
wants
er
he
sich
himself
kaufen
buy
?
-
Er
he
will
wants
sich
himself
ein
a
drittes
third
Auto
car
kaufen
buy
.
How many cars does he want to buy? - He wants to buy a third car.
Den
the
wievielten
how many
Platz
place
hat
has
er
he
belegt
taken
?
-
Er
he
hat
has
bei
in
der
the
Meisterschaft
championship
den
the
zweiten
second
Platz
place
belegt
taken
.
What place did he take? - He took second place in the championship.
Ab
from
dem
the
wievielten
how many
Tag
day
braucht
needs
man
one
hier
here
eine
a
Krankmeldung
sick note
?
-
Ab
from
dem
the
dritten
third
Tag
day
.
From how many days on do you need a sick note here? - From the third day.
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Grammar of Life - A2 - Ordinal numbers - Using "how many" to ask for ordinal numbers
