No. 4,746 in German

zehnten

"Tenth" (ordinal number) or "tithe" (historically, one-tenth portion).

In a sentence

Ich treffe dich am zehnten August.
I will meet you on the tenth of August.
In this sentence, 'zehnten' is used as an ordinal number to specify the date (tenth day).
Dieses ist mein zehnten Versuch.
This is my tenth attempt.
Here, 'zehnten' functions as an adjective describing which attempt (ordinal number).
Ich habe ihm den zehnten Teil gegeben.
I gave him the tenth part.
In this instance, 'zehnten' is describing the specific part (tenth) of something distributed.

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