"I read a second book."

Translation: Je lis un second livre.

[meliketigger]

Why is deuxieme not accepted?

[Sitesurf]

Both "second" and "deuxième" are accepted.

[LMeehitiya]

you could read this in present or past tense in English so shouldn't both be accepted?

[Sitesurf]

Both tenses are accepted.

[Lucy669705]

Why is 'second' before livre?

[Yomalyn]

Ordinal adjectives (first, second, etc.) come before the noun, just like cardinal numbers (one, two, etc). :-)

• deux livres
• second livres

[Judith-Linton]

why can't deuxieme be used for second

[La_Mariette]

It is accepted.