German Conversation · Level 161
30 words
German word
neunt
Pronunciation
IPA/nɔʏ̯nt/
Meaning
- ordinal numberninth
Example
Sie belegte den neunten Platz.
She finished in ninth place.
More examples
Im Konzert wurde die neunte Sinfonie aufgeführt.
The Ninth Symphony was performed at the concert.
Core concept
A row of numbered places with the place marked 9.
Common phrases
den neunten Platz
ninth place
am neunten Oktober
on October 9
die neunte Sinfonie
the Ninth Symphony
Similar words
zehnte: Marking the tenth position in a sequence.
achte: Marking the eighth position in a sequence.
Definition in German
Form des Ordnungsworts von neun, verwendet bei gebeugten Formen wie 'den neunten' oder 'am neunten'.
Word origin
The form neunt combines neun with the ordinal ending -t used in several German ordinal forms.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, neunt takes case, gender, and number endings, as in den neunten Platz, ein neunter Platz, and die neunte Reihe.