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5. Tf the cardinal number is composed of different numbers, "a" is added to the last only.
G. Ordinals being in reality adjectives, they follow the rules of adjectives as to case and number, as:
Donu al li la unuan, kaj prenu la kvaran.
Give him the first and take the fourth.
7. Cardinals undergo no change.
8. Fractional numbers are formed by adding "on" to the cardinals, and then adding "o" or "a" according as they are nouns or adjectives. La centona parto de la mono, the hundredth part of the money. Kvar estas la duono de ok, four is the half of eight. Tri okonoj, three eighths (38). Kvin seponnj, five-sevenths (57).
9. Multiples are formed by adding "obi" to the cardinals, and then adding "o" or "a" as in fractionals, to mark the noun or adjective. Duobla, double. Triobla, triple. Sepobla, sevenfold.
10. Collectives are formed by adding "op" to the cardinals, and then adding "a" or "e" according as they are adjectives or adverbs. Duope, by twos. Dekope, by tens.
11. Once, twice, thrice, etc., are formed by adding the word "foje" to the cardinals, as Unufoje, once. Dufoje, twice. Trifoje, thrice, etc.
Personal Pronouns.
1. The personal pronouns are : Mi, I. Vi, thou,[1] you. Li, he. Ŝi, she. Ĝi, it. Ni, we. Ili, they.
Oni, they, we, people, it. This is the French "on."
Si, self, reflexive pronoun, of all genders and numbers. This pronoun is naturally of the third person.
2. They form the objective case in the same way as nouns: Min, me. Vin, you. Lin, him. Ŝin, her. Ĝin, it. Nin, us. Ilin, them.
- ↑ "Thou" in familiar address is represented by "Ci," but this is rarely used in Esperanto.
