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eleventh
The ordinal number corresponding to the number eleven (11), indicating a position in a sequence after the tenth place.
Wir sind im elften Stock, also müssen wir den Aufzug nehmen.
We are on the eleventh floor, so we have to take the elevator.
When written as a numeral, an ordinal number in German always gets a period. So '11.' is pronounced 'elfte' (eleventh).
Heute ist der 11. Mai.
Today is May 11th.
The word 'elft' (eleventh) is declined like an adjective. Its ending changes according to the case, gender, and number of the noun it comes before.
Das ist bereits der elfte Versuch.
This is already the eleventh attempt.
Ordinal numbers like 'elfte' (eleventh) are used very often for dates. In this case, the word usually appears with the definite article and the preposition 'am' (on the).
Der Termin ist am elften Oktober.
The appointment is on October eleventh.
