Definition
第四十二 is the ordinal number 'forty-second'. It follows the pattern 第 + number to form ordinals, and is used before a classifier and noun (e.g. 第四十二页 'page 42', 第四十二个 'the forty-second one'). The source marks it as a measure word (POS=m), but it is actually a numeral — this is flagged for review.
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forty-second (ordinal number)
Examples
- 第四十二。Qǐng dǎkāi dì sì shí èr yè.Please open page 42.
- 第四十二。Tā shì wǒmen bān dì sì shí èr míng xuéshēng.He is the 42nd student in our class.
- 第四十二。Wǒmen zhù zài dì sì shí èr hào.We live at number 42.
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