Here we convert the cardinal number nine hundred ninety-nine (999) to an
ordinal number. This is useful if you want to use the number 999 as an
adjective when you speak or write it.
There are two ways of writing 999 as an ordinal number, either with letters
and numbers or just letters as follows:
999th
nine hundred ninety-ninth
When would you be using the ordinal instead of the cardinal version of 999
you ask?
You use 999 (cardinal) if you are describing how many of something, and you use 999th (ordinal) if you
are describing a position or rank of something.
Like we mentioned above, remember to use the ordinal version of 999 when
999 is used as an adjective.
Convert 1000 cardinal to ordinal
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