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Finnish
Etymology
kaksi + -s
Pronunciation
Adjective
kahdes
- (only in compounds or in dates) second, two (ordinal of "two"; also in the word for 12th and 20th)
- kahdestoista ― twelfth
- kahdeskymmenes ― twentieth
- sadaskahdestoista ― one hundred twelfth
- kolmaskymmeneskahdes ― thirty-second
- kahdessadaskolmaskymmeneskahdes ― two hundred thirty-second
- kahdesmiljoonas ― two millionth
- kahdestuhanneskahdessadas ― two thousand two hundredth
- kaksituhattasadas ― two thousand one hundredth
Usage notes
- The sense "second" is only used in compound numerals or in dates (to refer to the second month, i.e. February); the latter use is more often toinen (or simply the name of the month), but both are accepted.
- Interchangeable with toinen (“second”) at the end of an ordinal, i.e. when indicating ones (but not in 12th); toinen is currently more commonly used.
- kolmaskymmeneskahdes; kolmaskymmenestoinen ― thirty-second
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