Originally Posted by happyclogs
Thanks Lux, I understand it all now.
Just a quick question about numbers in general. Am I correct in thinking that all numbers in a construction will follow the case of the object they are refering to? So, Под одной тысячей и девятьюстами пятьюдесятью восемью облаками (all in instrumental)
...Unless the the last number is an ordinal number, in which case only the last numeral is the required case and all the rest are in the nominative.
So, я родился в тысяча девятьсот пятьдесят восьмоm году.
Is this correct?