Ordinal numbers digunakan untuk menunjukkan urutan atau posisi dalam suatu rangkaian. Contohnya: pertama, kedua, ketiga, dan seterusnya.
Ordinal numbers sering digunakan dalam:
- tanggal
- urutan posisi
- peringkat
- nama raja dan ratu
Table of Ordinal Numbers
| Number | Ordinal | Number | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | first | 21st | twenty-first |
| 2nd | second | 22nd | twenty-second |
| 3rd | third | 23rd | twenty-third |
| 4th | fourth | 24th | twenty-fourth |
| 5th | fifth | 25th | twenty-fifth |
| 6th | sixth | 26th | twenty-sixth |
| 7th | seventh | 27th | twenty-seventh |
| 8th | eighth | 28th | twenty-eighth |
| 9th | ninth | 29th | twenty-ninth |
| 10th | tenth | 30th | thirtieth |
| 11th | eleventh | 31st | thirty-first |
| 12th | twelfth | 40th | fortieth |
| 13th | thirteenth | 50th | fiftieth |
| 14th | fourteenth | 60th | sixtieth |
| 15th | fifteenth | 70th | seventieth |
| 16th | sixteenth | 80th | eightieth |
| 17th | seventeenth | 90th | ninetieth |
| 18th | eighteenth | 100th | one hundredth |
| 19th | nineteenth | 1,000th | one thousandth |
| 20th | twentieth | 1,000,000th | one millionth |
Form of Ordinal Numbers
Secara umum, ordinal numbers dibuat dengan menambahkan “th” pada cardinal number.
Contoh:
four → fourth
eleven → eleventh
Spelling Exceptions
Beberapa ordinal numbers memiliki bentuk khusus.
| Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|
| one | first |
| two | second |
| three | third |
| five | fifth |
| eight | eighth |
| nine | ninth |
| twelve | twelfth |
Contoh:
five → fifth
Compound Ordinal Numbers
Dalam angka gabungan, hanya angka terakhir yang menjadi ordinal.
Contoh:
421st → four hundred and twenty-first
5,111th → five thousand, one hundred and eleventh
Ordinal Numbers dalam Bentuk Angka
Jika ditulis dalam bentuk angka, ordinal numbers menggunakan dua huruf terakhir dari kata ordinal.
Contoh:
| Word | Figure |
|---|---|
| first | 1st |
| second | 2nd |
| third | 3rd |
| fourth | 4th |
| twenty-sixth | 26th |
| hundred and first | 101st |
Ordinal Numbers dalam Gelar Raja dan Ratu
Dalam nama raja atau ratu, ordinal numbers biasanya ditulis menggunakan Roman numerals.
Namun dalam pengucapan bahasa Inggris digunakan the + ordinal number.
Contoh:
| Written | Spoken |
|---|---|
| Charles II | Charles the Second |
| Edward VI | Edward the Sixth |
| Henry VIII | Henry the Eighth |
Ringkasan
Ordinal numbers digunakan untuk menunjukkan posisi atau urutan. Biasanya dibuat dengan menambahkan -th, tetapi beberapa angka memiliki bentuk khusus seperti first, second, third.
Ordinal numbers sering muncul dalam:
- tanggal
- urutan posisi
- peringkat
- nama raja dan ratu.