diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d632d9d..656d560 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ echo Number::ordinalize(0); // "0th"
 echo Number::ordinalize(1); // "1st"
 echo Number::ordinalize(2); // "2nd"
 echo Number::ordinalize(23); // "23rd"
-echo Number::ordinalize(1002); // "1002nd"
+echo Number::ordinalize(1002, 'nl'); // "1002e"
 echo Number::ordinalize(-111); // "-111th"
 
 ```
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ echo Number::ordinal(1); // "st"
 echo Number::ordinal(2); // "nd"
 echo Number::ordinal(23); // "rd"
 echo Number::ordinal(1002); // "nd"
-echo Number::ordinal(-111); // "th"
+echo Number::ordinal(-111, 'nl'); // "e"
 ```
 
 **Roman numbers**
diff --git a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number.php b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number.php
index 89caf87..3e7db4d 100644
--- a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number.php
+++ b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number.php
@@ -9,14 +9,25 @@
 
 class Number
 {
-    public static function ordinalize($number)
+    /**
+     * @param int|float $number
+     * @param string $locale
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function ordinalize($number, $locale = 'en')
     {
-        return $number.self::ordinal($number);
+        return $number.self::ordinal($number, $locale);
     }
 
-    public static function ordinal($number)
+    /**
+     * @param int|float $number
+     * @param string $locale
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function ordinal($number, $locale = 'en')
     {
-        return (string) new Ordinal($number);
+        $ordinal = new Ordinal($number, $locale);
+        return (string) $ordinal;
     }
 
     public static function binarySuffix($number, $locale = 'en')
diff --git a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal.php b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal.php
index f1ae6be..6058e2a 100644
--- a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal.php
+++ b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal.php
@@ -2,34 +2,35 @@
 
 namespace Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number;
 
+use Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number\Ordinal\Builder;
+use Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number\Ordinal\StrategyInterface;
+
 class Ordinal
 {
     /**
-     * @var int|float
+     * @type int|float
      */
     private $number;
 
+    /**
+     * @type StrategyInterface
+     */
+    private $strategy;
+
     /**
      * @param int|float $number
+     * @param string $locale
      */
-    public function __construct($number)
+    public function __construct($number, $locale)
     {
         $this->number = $number;
+        $this->strategy = Builder::build($locale);
     }
 
     public function __toString()
     {
-        $absNumber = abs((integer) $this->number);
-
-        if (in_array(($absNumber % 100), array(11, 12, 13))) {
-            return 'th';
-        }
-
-        switch ($absNumber % 10) {
-            case 1:  return 'st';
-            case 2:  return 'nd';
-            case 3:  return 'rd';
-            default: return 'th';
-        }
+        return $this
+            ->strategy
+            ->ordinalSuffix($this->number);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal/Builder.php b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal/Builder.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1780b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal/Builder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number\Ordinal;
+
+/**
+ * Tries to find a proper  strategy for ordinal numbers.
+ */
+class Builder
+{
+    /**
+     * @param string $locale
+     * @return StrategyInterface
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public static function build($locale)
+    {
+        // $locale should be xx or xx_YY
+        if (!preg_match('/^([a-z]{2})(_([A-Z]{2}))?$/', $locale, $m)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException("Invalid locale specified: '$locale'.");
+        }
+
+        $strategy = ucfirst($m[1]);
+        if (!empty($m[3])) {
+            $strategy .= "_$m[3]";
+        }
+
+        $strategy = "\\Coduo\\PHPHumanizer\\Resources\\Ordinal\\{$strategy}Strategy";
+
+        if (class_exists($strategy)) {
+            return new $strategy;
+        }
+
+        // Debatable: should we fallback to English?
+        // return self::build('en');
+        throw new \RuntimeException("Strategy for locale $locale not found.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal/StrategyInterface.php b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal/StrategyInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f2a222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Number/Ordinal/StrategyInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number\Ordinal;
+
+interface StrategyInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param int|float $number
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function ordinalSuffix($number);
+}
diff --git a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Resources/Ordinal/EnStrategy.php b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Resources/Ordinal/EnStrategy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3979fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Resources/Ordinal/EnStrategy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Resources\Ordinal;
+
+use Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number\Ordinal\StrategyInterface;
+
+class EnStrategy implements StrategyInterface
+{
+    /** @inheritdoc */
+    public function ordinalSuffix($number)
+    {
+        $absNumber = abs((integer) $number);
+
+        if (in_array(($absNumber % 100), array(11, 12, 13))) {
+            return 'th';
+        }
+
+        switch ($absNumber % 10) {
+            case 1:  return 'st';
+            case 2:  return 'nd';
+            case 3:  return 'rd';
+            default: return 'th';
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Resources/Ordinal/NlStrategy.php b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Resources/Ordinal/NlStrategy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9510fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Resources/Ordinal/NlStrategy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Resources\Ordinal;
+
+use Coduo\PHPHumanizer\Number\Ordinal\StrategyInterface;
+
+class NlStrategy implements StrategyInterface
+{
+    /** @inheritdoc */
+    public function ordinalSuffix($number)
+    {
+        return "e";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Tests/NumberTest.php b/tests/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Tests/NumberTest.php
index db31d65..bb7c142 100644
--- a/tests/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Tests/NumberTest.php
+++ b/tests/Coduo/PHPHumanizer/Tests/NumberTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ public function test_return_ordinal_suffix($expected, $number)
         $this->assertEquals($expected, Number::ordinal($number));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider ordinalSuffixDutchProvider
+     * @param $expected
+     * @param $number
+     */
+    public function test_return_ordinal_suffix_dutch($expected, $number)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, Number::ordinal($number, 'nl'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider ordinalizeDataProvider
      * @depends test_return_ordinal_suffix
@@ -29,6 +39,18 @@ public function test_ordinalize_numbers($expected, $number)
         $this->assertEquals($expected, Number::ordinalize($number));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider ordinalizeDataDutchProvider
+     * @depends test_return_ordinal_suffix_dutch
+     *
+     * @param $expected
+     * @param $number
+     */
+    public function test_ordinalize_numbers_dutch($expected, $number)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, Number::ordinalize($number, 'nl'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider binarySuffixDataProvider
      *
@@ -156,6 +178,20 @@ public function ordinalizeDataProvider()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function ordinalizeDataDutchProvider()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('1e', 1),
+            array('2e', 2),
+            array('23e', 23),
+            array('1002e', 1002),
+            array('-111e', -111),
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */
@@ -170,6 +206,20 @@ public function ordinalSuffixProvider()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function ordinalSuffixDutchProvider()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('e', 1),
+            array('e', 2),
+            array('e', 23),
+            array('e', 1002),
+            array('e', -111),
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */
@@ -293,4 +343,4 @@ public function arabicExceptionProvider()
             array("foobar"),
         );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}