Ch 5 · Lesson 23Esperanto · Chapter 5 · Lesson 23 · Grammar primer
Days, months and dates
, , and for on Monday: the date is an ordinal, and the month, and a day needs only its -n.
Dates
An ordinal, , and the month:
.- Today is the third of May.
Written with digits, the ordinal ending hyphenates onto the numeral: 1-a , 23-a .
Weekdays are common nouns and take no capital letter. Months are traditionally capitalised, and PMEG's own examples still do it, but lower case is now very common and is what this page uses:
| Kind | Esperanto | English |
|---|---|---|
| weekday | | Monday, Sunday |
| month | | March |
| full date | , 2-a 2026 | Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
Going further: What time is it and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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