Numbers One to Ten
еден, два, три, четири, пет, шест, седум, осум, девет, десет. Еден becomes една or едно, and два becomes две, to match the noun.
How It Works
The numbers.
- 1 еден / една / едно
- 2 два / две
- 3 три
- 4 четири
- 5 пет
- 6 шест
- 7 седум
- 8 осум
- 9 девет
- 10 десет
One agrees with the noun, as in One and A: еден брат (masculine), една сестра (feminine), едно кафе (neuter).
Two has two forms: два for masculine nouns and две for feminine and neuter nouns: два дена, две жени, две кафиња. Check the gender first with Noun Gender.
Three to ten never change: три книги, пет деца, десет села.
Two things to notice later.
- Some masculine nouns take a special ending after a number: два дена, not два денови. This is the count form in Count Forms After Numbers.
- Men and mixed groups of people are counted with двајца, тројца, as in Counting Men and Mixed Groups.
Numbers from eleven up are in Numbers Above Ten.
Examples (6)
- Имам еден брат и една сестра.
I have one brother and one sister.
Word by Word: Have-I one brother and one sister.
Еден matches the masculine брат, and една matches the feminine сестра.
- Едно кафе, ве молам.
One coffee, please.
Word by Word: One coffee, please.
Кафе is neuter, so it takes едно.
- Две кафиња, ве молам.
Two coffees, please.
Word by Word: Two coffees, please.
Кафе is neuter, so two is две.
- Сум во Охрид два дена.
I'm in Ohrid for two days.
Word by Word: Am-I in Ohrid two days.
Ден is masculine, so two is два, and the noun takes its count form дена.
- Имаме три деца.
We have three children.
Word by Word: Have-we three children.
- Имам десет книги.
I have ten books.
Word by Word: Have-I ten books.
Common Mistakes
Using два with a feminine noun.
два женидве жениЖена is feminine, so it takes две. Два is only for masculine nouns.
Using the masculine one with a neuter noun.
еден кафеедно кафеКафе ends in -е and is neuter, so one is едно.
Using the ordinary plural of ден after a number.
два деновидва денаAfter a number, ден takes its count form дена. Денови is used without a number: многу денови.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Numbers start with the number one.
Related Patterns
- Noun Gender
Tells you the gender that decides between два and две.
Level 1 - два дена / три часаCount Forms After Numbers
Explains the special count form of masculine nouns after numbers.
Level 2 - Numbers Above Ten
Continues counting from eleven upward.
Level 2 - двајца / тројца / петминаCounting Men and Mixed Groups
The separate way to count men and mixed groups.
Level 3 - колку чиниAsking Prices
Puts the numbers to work when asking prices.
Level 1
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