§ 60. The other numerals take only an inflection in the dative, when a noun is understood: Ich habe es Fünfen oder Sechsen gesagt, I have said it to five or six persons.

Das tausend achthundert zwei und stebzigste Jahr.

All Ordinal Numerals are declined exactly like adjectives (see §§ 40-42).

§ 62.

C. THE DERIVATIVE NUMERALS.

The following derivative numerals are mostly formed from the two preceding classes of numerals, and the indefinite numerals (§§ 63–65) :

$ 63.

D. THE INDEFINITE NUMERALS.

1. Denoting Number.

1. Jeder, jede, jedes, every, each, is declined like an adjective (§ 40): Jeder Mensch ist sterblich, every man is mortal.

2. Ein jeder, eine jede, ein jedes, every, each, is declined like an adjective (§ 42):

Gutes zu thun, ist eines jeden Mannes Pflicht, to do good is the duty of every man.

3. Einiger, einige, einiges, some, is declined like an adjective (§ 40): Er hat noch einige Hoffnung, he has still some hope.

4. Einige (plural), several, a few, is declined like an adjective (§ 40): Wir sprachen von einigen unserer We were talking of some of our

Freunde, als er ins Zimmer trat.

friends, when he entered the

room.

5. Mancher, manche, manches, many a, many a man, is declined like an adjective (§ 40):

Mancher Reiche ist unglücklich, many a rich man is unhappy.

6. Manche (plural), many, is declined like an adjective (§ 40): Wir haben manche angenehme Stun- We have spent many pleasant den mit ihm verlebt. hours with him.

7. Beide, both, is declined like an adjective (§§ 40, 41, 42), and never admits an article or a pronoun after it:

Meine beiden Freunde, both of my friends.

3. Ganz, whole, entire, is declined like an adjective (§§ 40, 41, 42): Die ganze Stadt, the whole town. Ein ganzes Haus, a whole house.

4. Halb, half, is declined like an adjective (§§ 40, 41, 42):

Die halbe Schule, half the school. Eine halbe Stunde, half an hour. NOTE. Ganz and halb are not declined when used before the name of a country or place, unpreceded by an article: ganz England, the whole of England; ganz London, the whole of London; halb Deutschland, the half of Germany.

$65. 3. Denoting both Number and Quantity.

1. AII, all, mostly uninflected before a demonstrative or a possessive pronoun-adjective:

but also:

All dieses Elend, all this misery;

Alles dieses großen Elends wegen, because of all this great misery.

2. Aller, alle, alles, all, all the, every, is declined like an adjective (§ 40): Aller Anfang ist schwer, every beginning is difficult.

Alle Kinder lagen krank im Bette, all the children were ill in bed.

3. Genug, enough, is indeclinable. It may stand before or after the

noun:

Wir haben Arbeit genug (or genug Arbeit), we have work enough. 4. Sämmtlicher, sämmtliche, sämmtliches, all, altogether, is declined like an adjective (§§ 40 and 41):

Sämmtliche Anwesende, all the persons assembled.

Die sämmtlichen Glieder der Familie, all the members of the family. 5. Der, die, das gesammte, the whole, is declined like an adjective

(§ 41):

Das gesammte Volk erklärte, etc., the whole nation declared.

6. Insgesammt, altogether, is indeclinable:

Die Schüler insgesammt, the pupils altogether.

7. Sammt und sonders, altogether, each and all, is indeclinable : Unsere Freunde sammt und sonders, each and all of our friends.

8. Kein, keine, kein, no, is declined like the indefinite article (§ 7) when it precedes a noun, but like an adjective (§ 40) when it is used substantively:

Kein Brød, no bread. Keine Frau, no woman.
Keiner von meinen Freunden, no one of my friends.

9. Viel, much, 10. Wenig, little, Viel and wenig must article or by a pronoun:

are uninflected when denoting quantity, but inflected
like adjectives when denoting number.
always be inflected when preceded by the definite

Vieles wünscht sich der Mensch (G.).
Es können sich nur Wenige regieren
(Sch.).

Viel Wasser und wenig Wein.
Was willst du mit dem vielen
Gelde?

Man wishes for many things.
Only a few people are able to

govern themselves.

Much water and little wine.
What do you want with all that
money?

13. Mehrere, answers to the English several, and is declined like an adjective:

Der Postbote brachte uns mehrere The postman brought us several