Language/Central-kurdish/Vocabulary/Ordinal-Numbers
Introduction
Ordinal numbers are used to indicate the position of something in a list or sequence. For example, "first" is used to indicate the initial position, "second" the next, and so on. In this lesson, you will learn how to use ordinal numbers in Central Kurdish.
Vocabulary
Here are the Central Kurdish ordinal numbers from first to tenth:
| Central Kurdish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| یه‌که‌م | yekem | first |
| دووه‌م | dohem | second |
| سێیه‌م | seyem | third |
| چواره‌م | chwarhem | fourth |
| پێنجه‌م | pêncem | fifth |
| شەشەم | sheshem | sixth |
| حەوتەم | hewtem | seventh |
| هەشتەم | heştem | eighth |
| نۆیەم | noyem | ninth |
| دەیەم | deyem | tenth |
How to Use Ordinal Numbers
Now that you know the Central Kurdish ordinal numbers, let's take a look at how to use them. Ordinal numbers are placed before the noun they are describing. For example:
- یه‌که‌م کتێب - yekem ketebe - first book
- دووه‌م ناو - dohem naw - second name
- سێیه‌م تالیف - seyem tallyf - third edition
To form ordinal numbers above 10 (such as eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, etc.), you simply need to add the word "یەکەم" (yekem) or "یەکەی" (yekay) to the end of the number. For example:
- یازده‌م || yazdahem || eleventh
- دوازده‌م || dwazdahem || twelfth
- سیزده‌م || sizdahem || thirteenth
- چوارده‌م || chwardahem || fourteenth
- پازده‌م || pazdahem || fifteenth
Practice Sentences
Try using ordinal numbers in the following sentences. The answers can be found at the bottom of the page.
- I am reading the third book. -
- This is our fourth visit. -
- She is the ninth person in line. -
- They arrived last in the eleventh hour. -
- The eighth chapter is the longest. -
Conclusion
In this lesson, you learned how to use ordinal numbers in Central Kurdish. Practice using these numbers as often as you can to solidify your knowledge of this fundamental aspect of the Kurdish language.
Answers to Practice Sentences
- من کتێبێکی سێیه‌م خوێندم. - Min kitebekî seyem xwendêm.
- ئەمە دڵنیایێکی چواره‌مە. - Eme delniyayeke chwarhema.
- ئەو یەکەمە لای سەرەکیینە. - Ew yekeme laye sarekine.
- ئەوان دوایینە لە کاتی یازده‌م هاتن. - Ewan dawayene le kati yazdahem hatin.
- فصلێکی هەشتەمەوە درێژترینە. - Fesleyki heştemewa daretreena.