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Lesson | Quiz
All ordinal numbers (except first) and most fractions are created from their corresponding
cardinal number:
Notes
• "First" is the only ordinal number that doesn't follow the above rule: premier (masculine)
and première (feminine)
• 21st, 31st, etc. follow the rule: vingt et unième, trente et unième
• Beginning with "fifth," French ordinal numbers and fractions are the same word: fifth =
cinquième, a fifth = un cinquième
• Ordinal numbers are not used to talk about dates in French, except for premier