Note that primero (first) and tercero (third) have a shorter form when they are placed in front of a masculine singular noun. " Then when are primero and tercero used, if ever?
Primero and tercero
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Nancy T.Kwiziq community member
Primero and tercero
"First and third before masculine singular nouns
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming ordinal numbers in Spanish (1st, 2nd, 10th...)"
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Marcos G. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I think these can be used as pronouns.
"Él es el primero." -- He's the first one.
"Es el tercero." -- It's the third one.
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