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ROUMANIAN GRAMMAR.
the feminine form; so also has 3 (treĭ), but rarely trele. Un, una, is declinable, and serves as the indefinite article:
| Te-a căutat un domn, | ‘A gentleman called on you.’ |
| Uniĭ ómenĭ, | ‘Some people (men).’ |
(2.) The following numerals have a second, abbreviated, form.
| 11. unsprece. | 17. ṣeptsprece. |
| 12. doĭsprece. | 18. optsrece. |
| 13. treĭsprece. | 19. nouăsprece. |
| 14. paĭsprece. | 50. cinzecĭ. |
| 15. cinsprece. | 60. ṣeĭzecĭ. |
| 16. ṣeĭsprece. |
(3.) Fractions are expressed by the affix ime:
treime, ‘third;’pătrime, ‘quarter;’ etc.
Ordinal Numbers.
The Ordinal Number for un is întăĭ. The other Ordinal Numbers are formed by affixing the particle le in masculine, and a in feminine, and placing before the numbers the particle al in the first, and a in the second case:
| 1. întăĭ or al unule, | a una. |
| 2. al doile, | a doa. |
| 3. al treile, | a treia. |
| 4. al patrule, | a patra. |
| 5. al cincile, | a cincea. |
| 12. al doĭsprezecile, | a doăsprezecea. |
| 20. al doăzecile, | a doăzecea. |
| 21. al doăzecĭ ṣi unule, | a doăzecĭ si una. |
etc.
