nineteenth
nineteenth — ordinal number
1. the written or spoken form of the number 19th in a series, used when stating the
the written or spoken form of the number 19th in a series, used when stating the position of something or someone after the eighteenth item.
The nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote.
ordinal number used for constitutional amendments
Nellie celebrated her nineteenth birthday with a small dinner party at her apartment.
ordinal used for birthdays
The novel is set in a nineteenth-century Parisian neighbourhood near the river.
Please mark the nineteenth of May on your calendar for the school concert.
用法筆記
In formal writing (essays, invitations, legal documents), spell out 'nineteenth' rather than using the numeral '19th'. The shortened form '19th' is common in informal notes, dates on invitations, addresses, and online communication. This rule applies to all ordinal numbers.
常見錯誤
nineteenth — noun
1. one of nineteen equal parts that together make a whole; the fraction 1/19 expres
one of nineteen equal parts that together make a whole; the fraction 1/19 expressed in words.
After the estate sale, each of the heirs received a nineteenth of the total profit.
fraction: one of 19 equal parts of a whole
The inherited farmland was divided into nineteenths, one for each of the nineteen cousins.
passive: divided into nineteenths (fraction-word as plural noun)
Each nineteenth of the prize money supports a different after-school programme.
The contract states that payments are calculated in nineteenths of the total fee.
文法句型
a nineteenth of [something]
one nineteenth of [something]
用法筆記
This fractional sense is uncommon in everyday conversation because 1/19 is not a standard household fraction. It appears more often in legal documents, business agreements, and mathematical contexts where precise equal division is required.
常見錯誤
2. the person, item, or entry that holds the nineteenth slot in a numbered sequence
the person, item, or entry that holds the nineteenth slot in a numbered sequence, such as a ranked list or a competition's order of finish.
Faisal finished nineteenth in a field of over two hundred runners at the marathon.
position in a ranked competition
The nineteenth on the waiting list got a call offering a place in the programme.
Christopher was the nineteenth to graduate from the new engineering programme at the university.
Aoi's painting was judged the nineteenth best among over three hundred entries in the art show.
文法句型
the nineteenth to [verb]
finish nineteenth
用法筆記
When referring to a person's finishing position, 'nineteenth' can function as an adverb without an article ('She finished nineteenth'). When referring to the person or item in that position, it functions as a noun with the definite article ('the nineteenth to arrive').
常見錯誤
nineteenth — adjective
1. describing the item that follows the eighteenth in a set of sequentially numbere
describing the item that follows the eighteenth in a set of sequentially numbered things, for example building floors, book chapters, or named centuries.
The hotel restaurant is on the nineteenth floor and overlooks the entire harbour.
attributive: before a floor number
Jiwoo is reading the nineteenth chapter of her history textbook for tomorrow's exam.
attributive: before a chapter number
Salma received a certificate for finishing in nineteenth place in the regional science fair.
The nineteenth century saw remarkable progress in medicine and public health across Europe.
- first
the opposite end of a numbered sequence
用法筆記
The adjective 'nineteenth' is used only attributively — directly before the noun it modifies ('the nineteenth floor', 'the nineteenth chapter'). It cannot stand alone as a predicate: say 'This is the nineteenth floor', not 'This floor is nineteenth'. For standalone use, switch to the noun form ('She is the nineteenth to arrive').