{"id":13143,"date":"2020-11-02T12:40:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T12:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=13143"},"modified":"2021-09-18T06:15:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T06:15:36","slug":"ordinal-numbers-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/ordinal-numbers-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordinal Numbers in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439-\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0441\u044c!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This phrase has got to be the only thing I remember from \u041d\u0412\u041f<\/strong> classes in high school (\u041d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0412\u043e\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u041f\u043e\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/strong> = basic military training). It\u2019s part of the drill to assign either \u201cfirst\u201d or \u201csecond\u201d to people in a line so that they can easily be divided into two groups for other drills and reformations. Our topic is going to concern basic things and numbers as well, specifically – \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0301\u0434\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435<\/strong> \u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> (ordinal numbers), focusing only on numbers 1-10.<\/p>\n

\"track\"

Image by anncapictures<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s worthwhile to mention that \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0301\u0434\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> can be simple, complex, and compound in form.<\/p>\n

Simple numbers like\u00a0\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439<\/strong> (second),\u00a0\u043f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (fifth),\u00a0\u0432\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/strong> (eights).<\/p>\n

Complex:\u00a0\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (70th),\u00a0\u0434\u0435\u0432\u044f\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (90th),\u00a0\u0434\u0432\u0443\u0445\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (200th),\u00a0\u043f\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044b\u0301\u0441\u044f\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (5000th).<\/p>\n

Compound: \u0441\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (41st),\u00a0\u0447\u0435\u0442\u044b\u0301\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/strong> (415th),\u00a0\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044c\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0442 \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/strong> (376th).<\/p>\n

Simple ordinal numbers are easy to remember because their endings change similarly to adjectives. Masculine ending for ordinal numbers in the Nominative case is –\u043e\u0439<\/strong>– if it\u2019s stressed and –\u044b\u0439<\/strong>– if it isn\u2019t stressed. (Compare: \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439<\/strong> vs \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439<\/strong>). The only simple ordinal number that has different endings from all the others is \u201c\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438\u0439<\/strong>\u201d (third).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Masculine <\/th>Feminine <\/th>Neutral <\/th>Plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
First <\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439<\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044f<\/td> \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0435<\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second <\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0301\u044f<\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0435<\/td> \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third<\/td>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438\u0439 <\/td>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c\u044f<\/td>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c\u0435<\/td>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fourth<\/td>\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0451\u0440\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/td> \u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0451\u0440\u0442\u0430\u044f<\/td>\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0451\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0435 <\/td>\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0451\u0440\u0442\u044b\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fifth <\/td> \u043f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/td> \u043f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0430\u044f<\/td>\u043f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0435<\/td>\u043f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sixth<\/td> \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/td>\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u044f<\/td>\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0435<\/td>\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seventh<\/td> \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/td> \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u0430\u0301\u044f<\/td> \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0435<\/td>\u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eighth<\/td>\u0432\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/td>\u0432\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0430\u0301\u044f<\/td>\u0432\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0435<\/td>\u0432\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ninth<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0430\u044f<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0435<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tenth<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0430\u044f<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0435<\/td>\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
\"advent\"

Image by Kevin Sanderson<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

While ordinal numbers follow similar conjugation rules to adjectives, they can often serve the function of subjects in sentences. For example:<\/p>\n

\u041f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0443\u0441\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043c.<\/strong> (Bus #5 always returned last to the bus station.)<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a, \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0435 \u043c\u044b \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044b \u043f\u043e-\u0444\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438, \u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0442 \u043c\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0301\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u043f\u0440\u044f\u0301\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0441 \u0447\u0430\u0435\u043c.<\/strong> (We were served rassolnik as the first course, we ordered makarony po-flotski for the second course, and enjoyed pryaniki with tea for dessert.)<\/p>\n

\"winners\"

Image by Arek Socha<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

If you are curious about how ordinal numbers change depending on the case, below is a handy table with answers and examples in sentences.<\/p>\n

Numbers and cases<\/a> have been covered on this channel before but I want to keep things simple yet thorough and look at three different phrases (“first pancake”, “second cookie”, “seventh wonder”) to cover changes in the endings of ordinal numerals in all three genders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Cases<\/em><\/th>first pancake<\/em><\/strong><\/th>second cookie<\/em><\/th>seventh wonder<\/em><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gender<\/td>(masculine)<\/td>(feminine)<\/td>(neutral)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nominative <\/strong><\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d <\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0301\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430<\/td>\u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0435 \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d \u2014 \u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c\u043e\u043c. A popular Russian phrase meaning literally \u201cthe first pancake is always lumpy\u201d that signifies the inevitability of your first try at anything being lousy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genitive<\/strong> <\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301 <\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438 <\/td>\u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041e\u0442 \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0438 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0438.
\n
\nThere were no crumbs left of the second cookie.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dative<\/strong><\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0301<\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0435 <\/td>\u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0443<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0421\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0443 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0441\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0432\u044b.
\n
\nThe seventh wonder of the world was prophesied to be the most famous one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accusative<\/strong><\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d<\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0443\u0301\u044e \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0443<\/td>\u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0435 \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d \u043e\u043d \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0437\u0430\u043b \u043a\u043b\u0443\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0435.
\n
\nHe spread strawberry jam on the first pancake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instrumental<\/strong><\/td>\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u043c \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0301\u043c<\/td>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/td>\u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u044b\u0301\u043c \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043e\u043c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041e\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u043d\u0430\u0431\u043b\u044e\u0434\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0435\u0451 \u0434\u043e\u0447\u044c \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u0443\u0301\u0445\u043d\u0438 \u0441\u043e \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0301\u0439 \u043a\u0443\u0301\u043a\u043b\u044b.
\n
\nShe watched as her daughter ran out of the kitchen with a second cookie for her doll.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prepositional<\/strong><\/td>(\u043e) \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043c \u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0301<\/td>(\u043e) \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0435<\/td>(\u043e) \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u043c \u0447\u0443\u0434\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0423\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0301\u043c \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043e\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043c \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0435 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0430.
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\nStudents were instructed to write an essay about the seventh wonder of the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

This is a great starting point for getting familiar with ordinal numbers and how they change from case to case. What do you think of them so far? And do you find their grammatical similarity to adjectives helpful or confusing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"track\"

\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439-\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0441\u044c! This phrase has got to be the only thing I remember from \u041d\u0412\u041f classes in high school (\u041d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0412\u043e\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u041f\u043e\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0430 = basic military training). It\u2019s part of the drill to assign either \u201cfirst\u201d or \u201csecond\u201d to people in a line so that they can easily be divided into two groups for other…<\/p>\n

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