Why are the first six ordinals irregular?

पहला, दूसरा, तीसरा, चौथा, पाँचवाँ and छठा are partly suppletive and do not all follow the regular suffix pattern. From सातवाँ (7th) onward, the ordinal is simply the cardinal plus -वाँ, so only the first six need to be memorised.

What do -वाँ, -वीं and -वें mean?

They are the inflected endings of the ordinal adjective. -वाँ is masculine singular direct (पाँचवाँ दिन), -वीं is feminine (पाँचवीं बार), and -वें is masculine oblique or plural (पाँचवें दिन से). The tool lets you pick the form your sentence needs.

How does case agreement change the ending?

Hindi adjectives inflect for case. A masculine ordinal stays -वाँ in the direct case but becomes -वें in the oblique (before a postposition), and irregular forms shift too: पहला becomes पहले in पहले दिन से. Choosing the oblique form gives the right ending automatically.

Can it handle large numbers like 125th?

Yes. The cardinal stem is built with the Indian scale — सौ (hundred), हज़ार (thousand), लाख and करोड़ — and the ordinal suffix attaches to the final word, so 125th becomes एक सौ पच्चीसवाँ.

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Cardinal numbers, written as Hindi ordinals

Ordinals express order — first, second, third — and in Hindi they behave like adjectives, agreeing in gender and case with the noun they describe. The first six are partly irregular, and the rest are built by adding a suffix to the cardinal. This tool produces the correct ordinal for any number, in the form your sentence needs.

How it works

The first six ordinals (पहला, दूसरा, तीसरा, चौथा, पाँचवाँ, छठा) are stored directly with their masculine, feminine, and oblique variants, because they do not all follow a single rule. From seven onward the ordinal is regular: the cardinal is spelled out with the Indian scale and the suffix is added to the final word:

7th  = सातवाँ
125th = एक सौ पच्चीसवाँ

The suffix you get depends on agreement — -वाँ for masculine direct, -वीं for feminine, and -वें for masculine oblique or plural — mirroring how a Hindi adjective inflects.

Tips and notes

Match the form to the noun: a feminine noun like बार (time/occasion) takes -वीं (पाँचवीं बार), while a masculine noun before a postposition takes the oblique -वें (पाँचवें दिन से). Remember छठा is the irregular sixth — not छहवाँ. For a plain cardinal in words rather than an ordinal, use the Hindi Number to Words tool.