Re: Cardinal vs Ordinal Age
| From: | dansulani <dansulani@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 6, 2003, 6:09 |
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On 5 Nov, Isaac Penzev wrote:
> Hmm. Isn't the phrase "Ani ben sh'loshim ve hhamesh" standard?
Yes it is; but the number following "ben" is a cardinal number.
For numbers over 19, the ordinal use is signalled by prefixing
ha- (= the) to the otherwise cardinal number.
For example, "the 35th year" would be
ha-shana ha-sh'loshim ve hhamesh.
(= the-year the-thirty and five)
Dan Sulani
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