No. 171 in Romanian
doilea
"Doilea" means "second" in English (ordinal number).
In a sentence
Am terminat capitolul al doilea din carte.
I finished the second chapter of the book.
The phrase 'capitolul al doilea' uses 'al doilea' as an ordinal number meaning 'second' to describe the position of the chapter.
El este al doilea pe listă.
He is the second on the list.
The sentence 'al doilea pe listă' uses 'al doilea' as an ordinal number to specify his position on the list.
Mâine este a doua zi a săptămânii.
Tomorrow is the second day of the week.
'A doua zi' employs the feminine form 'a doua' to agree with the feminine noun 'zi', still indicating the ordinal number 'second' in context.
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