Ordinal Numbers in Norwegian

Learn the ordinal numbers in Norwegian — first, second, third and beyond.

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Ordinal numbers are used to indicate order — first, second, third etc. Here are the most important ones:

Number	Ordinal	Example
1	første — first	Jeg kom på første plass. — I came in first place.
2	andre — second	Det er andre etasje. — It is the second floor.
3	tredje — third	Han bor i tredje gate. — He lives in the third street.
4	fjerde — fourth	Det er fjerde januar. — It is the fourth of January.
5	femte — fifth	Femte mai er en fridag. — The fifth of May is a holiday.
6	sjette — sixth	Vi møtes den sjette. — We meet on the sixth.
7	sjuende — seventh	Sjuende etasje har utsikt. — The seventh floor has a view.
8	åttende — eighth	Det er åttende gang. — It is the eighth time.
9	niende — ninth	Han er niende i køen. — He is ninth in the queue.
10	tiende — tenth	Den tiende er min bursdag. — The tenth is my birthday.

Dates in Norwegian: den + ordinal + month

den 17. mai = den syttende mai — the seventeenth of May
den 1. januar = den første januar — the first of January

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