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Youwy

14 jul 2021

Japonês

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Como é que se diz isto em Inglês (EUA)? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...This is the ordinal numbers for usual numbers. Are there any ordinal forms of "some", "many" and words expressing undefined numbers?

e.g.
This is the first time I have eaten sushi.
This is the some-th time I have eaten sushi."??

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us4gi

14 jul 2021

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We often talk about unknown/undefined numbers as "the n-th time" or "the x-th time".
"N-th" is easier to pronounce with the "th" sound, so it's more common as an ordinal. (The "n" stands for "number".)

...That "n" can then be used as a variable in a math equation.

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us4gi

14 jul 2021

Inglês (EUA)

We often talk about unknown/undefined numbers as "the n-th time" or "the x-th time".
"N-th" is easier to pronounce with the "th" sound, so it's more common as an ordinal. (The "n" stands for "number".)

...That "n" can then be used as a variable in a math equation.

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notsogenerous

14 jul 2021

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I don't think there are, as far as I'm concerned. However, when I want to say that I've done something too many times to count, I usually use expressions like "God knows" or some other form of hyperbole.

"I've eaten for God knows how many times already"

"That was probably my millionth time hearing that joke"

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us4gi

14 jul 2021

Inglês (EUA)

@notWine That's true! We use hyperbole like "the hundredth/thousandth/millionth time" when it's happened a lot.

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Youwy

11 mar 2022

Japonês

@us4gi @notsogenerous
Thank you for your replies!

notsogenerous

11 mar 2022

Inglês (EUA)
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@Youwy Don't mention it :)

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Como é que se diz isto em Inglês (EUA)? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...This is the ordinal numbers for usual numbers. Are there any ordinal forms of "some", "many" and words expressing undefined numbers?

e.g.
This is the first time I have eaten sushi.
This is the some-th time I have eaten sushi."??

We often talk about unknown/undefined numbers as "the n-th time" or "the x-th time"."N-th" is easier to pronounce with the "th" sound, so it's more common as an ordinal. (The "n" stands for "number".)...That "n" can then be used as a variable in a math equation.

We often talk about unknown/undefined numbers as "the n-th time" or "the x-th time"."N-th" is easier to pronounce with the "th" sound, so it's more common as an ordinal. (The "n" stands for "number".)...That "n" can then be used as a variable in a math equation.

@notWine That's true! We use hyperbole like "the hundredth/thousandth/millionth time" when it's happened a lot.

@Youwy Don't mention it :)

We often talk about unknown/undefined numbers as "the n-th time" or "the x-th time".
"N-th" is easier to pronounce with the "th" sound, so it's more common as an ordinal. (The "n" stands for "number".)

...That "n" can then be used as a variable in a math equation.

We often talk about unknown/undefined numbers as "the n-th time" or "the x-th time".
"N-th" is easier to pronounce with the "th" sound, so it's more common as an ordinal. (The "n" stands for "number".)

...That "n" can then be used as a variable in a math equation.