Ordinal numbers in Norwegian

Here is an overview of ordinal numbers in Norwegian. Note that many of the ordinal numbers in Norwegian end with “ende.”

første (first)

andre/annen (second)

tredje (third)

fjerde (fourth)

femte (fifth)

sjette (sixth)

sjuende (seventh)

åttende (eighth)

niende (ninth)

tiende (tenth)

ellevte (eleventh)

tolvte (twelth)

trettende (thirteenth)

fjortende (fourteenth)

femtende (fifteenth)

sekstende (sixteenth)

syttende (seventeenth)

attende (eighteenth)

nittende (nineteenth)

tjuende (twentieth)

tjueførste (twenty-first)

tjueandre (twenty-second)

tjuetredje (twenty-third)

tjuefjerde (twenty-fourth)

tjuefemte (twenty-fifth)

tjuesjette (twenty-sixth)

tjuesjuende (twenty-seventh)

tjueåttende (twenty-eighth)

tjueniende (twenty-ninth)

trettiende (thirtieth)

trettiførste (thirty-first)

førtiende (fourtieth)

femtiende (fiftieth)

sekstiende (sixtieth)

syttiende (seventieth)

åttiende (eightieth)

nittiende (ninetieth)

hundrede (hundreth)

 

When do we use ordinal numbers in Norwegian?

 

We usually use ordinal numbers in Norwegian for:

 

Dates

 

Han har bursdag femte juni (5. juni).

He has his birthday on June 5th.

 

You can also add the particle “den”:

 

Han har bursdag den femte juni (5. juni).

He has his birthday on June 5th.

 

When you say dates, you can also use ordinal numbers for the months:

 

femte i sjette 

June 5th

 

 

Floors in buildings

 

Kontoret vårt ligger i åttende etasje.

Our office is on the eighth floor.

 

Han bor i tredje etasje.

He lives on the third floor.

 

 

Order

 

Det er første gangen det har skjedd.

This is the first time it has happened.

 

Han kom på andreplass.

He ended up in second place.