English–German
“forty” in German
How to say “forty” in German
“Forty” in German is vierzig.
Four neat bundles, each holding ten items, form a larger count used for quantities and ages.
Example sentences with vierzig
Sie arbeitet seit vierzig Jahren als Lehrerin.
She has been working as a teacher for forty years.
Tips for using vierzig
- In compound numbers, vierzig comes after the unit, as in einundvierzig for 41, so the spoken order differs from English forty-one.