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Chapter 11 - Numerals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Malcolm Offord
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
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Summary

Cardinal numbers and ordinal numbers

Cardinal numbers denote quantity

un, deux, trois, quatre

Ordinal numbers denote a position in a sequence

premier, deuxième, troisième, quatrième

Cardinal numbers

zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

zéro = zero, nil, nought, love

Le numéro de téléphone est 02 38 46 89 89 (zéro deux trente-huit …) = the telephone number is 02 38 46 89 89 (zero two, thirty-eight …)

Elle enseigne les enfants de zéro à quatre ans = she teaches kids from nought to six years old

Le prof était furieux – nous avons tous eu zéro dans la dictée = the teacher was furious – we all got nought in the dictation

La France a battu le Danemark trois buts à zéro = France beat Denmark 3 nil

Elle a remporté le premier set 6–0 (six–zéro) = she won the first set 6 love

un (m), une (f)

These numerals vary for gender according to the noun they qualify –

J'ai un frère et une soeur = I've got one brother and one sister

Il est une heure = it's one o'clock

Je n'ai qu'un vrai ami = I've only got one real friend

Masculine un is also used in the following contexts –

C'est à la page un = it's on page one

Elle est le numéro un de l'opposition = she's the number one of the opposition

Il portait le numéro un = he was wearing the number one shirt

Feminine une is also used in the following context –

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Print publication year: 2006

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  • Numerals
  • Malcolm Offord, University of Nottingham
  • Book: A Student Grammar of French
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511995729.012
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  • Malcolm Offord, University of Nottingham
  • Book: A Student Grammar of French
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  • Numerals
  • Malcolm Offord, University of Nottingham
  • Book: A Student Grammar of French
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511995729.012
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