If you're trying to learn Danish Numbers which is also called Dansk, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Danish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Danish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Danish Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Danish language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Danish.
Danish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Danish Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | numre |
| one | en |
| two | to |
| three | tre |
| four | fire |
| five | fem |
| six | seks |
| seven | syv |
| eight | otte |
| nine | ni |
| ten | ti |
| eleven | elleve |
| twelve | tolv |
| thirteen | tretten |
| fourteen | fjorten |
| fifteen | femten |
| sixteen | seksten |
| seventeen | sytten |
| eighteen | atten |
| nineteen | nitten |
| twenty | tyve |
| hundred | hundred |
| one thousand | en thousand |
| million | million |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Danish.
Danish Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Danish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Danish vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Danish Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | første |
| second | sekund |
| third | tredje |
| fourth | fjerde |
| fifth | femte |
| sixth | sjette |
| seventh | syvende |
| eighth | ottende |
| ninth | niende |
| tenth | tiende |
| eleventh | ellevte |
| twelfth | tolvte |
| thirteenth | trettende |
| fourteenth | fjortende |
| fifteenth | femtende |
| sixteenth | sekstende |
| seventeenth | syttende |
| eighteenth | attende |
| nineteenth | nittende |
| twentieth | tyvende |
| once | gang |
| twice | to gange |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Danish. Once you're done with the Dansk Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Danish lessons here: Learn Danish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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