This chapter deals with words for Numbers and Numerals in German and their associated forms and uses:

• Cardinal numbers, such as ‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’, etc. (section 8.1)

• Ordinal numbers, such as ‘rst’, ‘second’, ‘third’, etc. (section 8.2)

• Fractions and decimals (section 8.3)

• Other numerical usages (section 8.4)

•Times and dates (section 8.5)

• Addresses (section 8.6)

8.1 Cardinal numbers cardiNal Numbers are the numerals used in counting. Table 8.1 illustrates the most important forms, and the rest of this section provides further information on these.