Difference between revisions of "Numerals"

From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Undo revision 857 by AndrewCarnie (Talk))
(Undo revision 856 by AndrewCarnie (Talk))
Line 4: Line 4:
  
 
====1 to 10====
 
====1 to 10====
:{| border=1 cellpadding="20", rules="all" style="text-align:center"
+
:{| border=1 cellpadding="10", rules="all" style="text-align:center"
 
!Number
 
!Number
 
!1
 
!1

Revision as of 10:31, 13 June 2009

Cardinal Numbers

When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them

1 to 10

Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Gaelic aonan dha tri ceithir còig sia seachd ochd naoi deich


When used with a noun

Distributive Numbers

e.g. pair, dozen

Distributive Numbers for non-humans

Distributive Numbers for humans

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are number like first second, third


Other Numbers

Multiplicative Numbers

represents repetition (once, twice, thrice)


Partitive Numbers

expresses a fraction (half, quarter, third)


Integrative-Cumulative Numbers

refer to something made up for several parts single, double, triple