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### Just Like Adjectives

Ordinal numbers (first, second, third) behave exactly like adjectives in Russian. They must match the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. In this lesson, we will use them to talk about sports rankings, stages of a competition, and sequences in time.

### Sequences in the Prepositional Case

When talking about a specific stage—like playing in the first season (**в первом сезоне**) or competing at the tenth championship (**на десятом чемпионате**)—you will use the Prepositional case.

For masculine and neuter ordinal numbers, use the **-ом** or **-ем** ending.

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For feminine nouns, use **-ой** or **-ей**. Pay special attention to the word for "third" (**третий**), which takes soft adjective endings. In the feminine Prepositional case, it becomes **третьей**.

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### Taking First Place

When you want to talk about taking a specific place or rank, you will use the Accusative case with verbs like **занимать** (imperfective) or **занять** (perfective).

Remember that in the Accusative case, neuter ordinal numbers like **первое место** (first place) look exactly like the Nominative case. For feminine nouns like **позиция** (position), the ordinal number ending changes to **-ую** (or **-юю**).

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### "After" and "Thanks To"

You will also see ordinal numbers change to fit other common prepositions as you talk about competition results:

- **после** (after) requires the Genitive case. For masculine and neuter ordinals, use the **-ого** or **-его** ending.
- **благодаря** (thanks to) requires the Dative case. For masculine and neuter ordinals, use the **-ому** or **-ему** ending.

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Declining ordinal numbers

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Presentative (это)

Noun gender

Soft-sign nouns (-ь)

Subject pronouns (я, ты, он...)

Yes/no questions (да / нет)

Basic interrogatives (кто / что)

Basic negation (не)

Coordinating conjunctions (и / а)

Possessive pronouns (мой, твой, наш, ваш)

Demonstrative pronouns (этот, эта, это)

Adjective agreement

Which and whose (какой, чей)

First conjugation verbs, singular (-ать)

First conjugation verbs, plural (-ать)

Second conjugation verbs (-ить)

Irregular present tense verbs

Adverbs of manner (как, очень)

Locations in prepositional case (в / на)

Prepositional case modifiers (-ом, -ой)

Topics of speech (о, об)

Direct objects (-у, -ю)

Direct object pronouns (меня, тебя)

Verbs of motion (идти, ехать)

Destination (куда, в, на)

Plural nouns (-ы, -и, -а, -я)

Irregular plural nouns (друзья, дети)

Plural adjectives and pronouns (-ые, -ие)

Numbers 1 to 10 (один, два, три)

Possession with pronouns (у меня есть)

Possession with nouns (-а, -я, -ы, -и)

Genitive of negation (нет)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Quantities with mass nouns (сколько, много, мало)

Animate direct objects

The past tense of to be (был, была, было, были)

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Time sequence expressions (вчера, завтра, раньше, потом)

Verb aspect in the past tense

Dative personal pronouns (мне, тебе, ему)

Expressing likes (нравится, нравятся)

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Expressing age (год, года, лет)

Indirect objects (-у, -ю, -е)

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Reason and contrast (поэтому, но)

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Reflexive verbs (-ся, -сь)

Polite requests and instructions (-ите, -йте)

Days of the week (в + Accusative)

Compound future tense (буду...)

Simple future tense

Accompaniment (с)

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Greetings and goodbyes (здравствуйте, привет)

Thank you and sorry (спасибо, извините)

Countries and languages (русский, английский)

Meeting people (меня зовут, как дела)

Public transport (трамвай, остановка)

Left, right and the compass (слева, справа)

Places in the city (цирк, зоопарк)

Fruit and vegetables (помидор, огурец)

Post and travel (открытка, чемодан)

Family and relatives (внук, родственник)

Jobs and professions (инженер, продавец)

Sport and games (футбол, теннис)

Describing people (умный, сильный)

Health and the body (болен, здоровье)

The months of the year (январь, февраль)

Accusative feminine and inanimate adjectives (-ую, -юю)

Accusative animate masculine adjectives (-ого, -его)

Short-form adjectives (готов, занят)

Personal obligation (должен, должна)

Professions in the instrumental case

Genitive singular adjectives and possessives

Prepositions of absence and purpose (без, для)

Dative singular adjectives and possessives

Impersonal states (мне холодно)

Impersonal obligation (надо, нужно)

Impersonal permission (можно / нельзя)

Instrumental adjectives and pronouns

Reciprocal verbs (с + Instrumental)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (свой)

Reflexive pronouns (себя)

Specific indefinite pronouns (-то)

Non-specific indefinite pronouns (-нибудь)

Negative pronouns (никто / ничто)

Numbers 11 to 20

Question	Answer
season	сезон
league	лига
In the first season our team played in another league.	В первом сезоне наша команда играла в другой лиге.
I remember the team that we met in the third league.	Я помню команду, которую мы встретили в третьей лиге.
to take (pfv)	занять
round (stage in a game or match)	раунд
Who took first place in the fifth round?	Кто занял первое место в пятом раунде?
He was able to take first place in the second league.	Он смог занять первое место во второй лиге.
championship	чемпионат
medal (f)	медаль
At the tenth championship he received a gold medal.	На десятом чемпионате он получил золотую медаль.
cup (trophy, goblet)	кубок
Thanks to the first coach, our team received the cup.	Благодаря первому тренеру наша команда получила кубок.
In the third season, they did not get the cup.	В третьем сезоне они не получили кубок.
After the fourth round we are taking the medals home.	После четвёртого раунда мы везём медали домой.
In the first season, he often drove the team to competitions.	В первом сезоне он часто возил команду на соревнования.
In the sixth round our athlete was able to take first place.	В шестом раунде наш спортсмен смог занять первое место.
to occupy (impf)	занимать
position (stance, location)	позиция
In the eighth round, she held first position.	В восьмом раунде она занимала первую позицию.
Where is the medal that we received at the ninth competition?	Где медаль, которую мы получили на девятом соревновании?
I would like to play in the first league next season.	Я хотел бы играть в первой лиге в следующем сезоне.
Thanks to first place, we advanced to this championship.	Благодаря первому месту мы прошли на этот чемпионат.
final	финал
The player occupies the second position in his third final.	Игрок занимает вторую позицию в своём третьем финале.
We usually rest after the first final.	Мы обычно отдыхаем после первого финала.