Word order of ordinal numerals (Hungarian)

OrdN: The ordinal numeral precedes the noun or NP.


(1) szilvi a het-edik cikk-é-t ír-ja.

Szilvi the seven-ord article-3sg-acc write-prs.obj.3sg

‘Szilvi is writing her seventh article.’


In Hungarian, ordinal numberals (such as other noun modifiers) precede the noun head or the noun phrase (cf. Balogh 2000b: 444‒446).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás