| 19.3.1 flexion of the ordinal numbers |
The
ordinal numbers stand for someone or something and can therefore be masculine, feminine, singular and plural.
| singular
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| Il primo che era andato. => The first who went away. (man) |
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| La prima che era andata. => The first who went away. (woman) |
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| plural |
| I primi che erano andati. => The firsts who went away. (men) |
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| Le prime che erano andate. => The firsts who went away. (women) |
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The relevance of ordinal numbers in plural is restricted because they were not often needed and the higher they are the more seldom they are needed.
| I quinti facevano ciò che volevano. => The fifth did did what they wanted. |
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