ABSTRACT

This chapter deals with all words for numbers and numerals in German and their associated forms and uses:

• Cardinal numbers, such as ‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’, etc. (section 9.1) • Ordinal numbers, such as ‘fi rst’, ‘second’, ‘third’, etc. (section 9.2) • Fractions and decimals (section 9.3) • Other numerical usages (section 9.4) • Addresses (section 9.5)

9.1 Cardinal numbers Cardinal numbers are the numerals used in counting. Their form in German is shown on Table 9.1.