German Conversation · Level 7
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German word
fünfte
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfʏnftə/
Meaning
- ordinal numberfifth
Example
Das ist mein fünftes Buch.
That is my fifth book.
More examples
Die fünfte Woche ist intensiver.
The fifth week is more intense.
Core concept
A place marked 5 in an ordered line, after four earlier places and before the sixth.
Common phrases
fünfte Woche
fifth week
fünfte Etage
fifth floor
fünfte Stunde
fifth hour
Similar words
erste: Indicating the first place in a series or ordered line.
zweite: Indicating the second place in a series or ordered line.
dritte: Indicating the third place in a series or ordered line.
vierte: Indicating the fourth place in a series or ordered line.
Definition in German
Die ordinale Form von fünf, die ausdrückt, dass etwas das fünfte Glied einer Reihe ist.
Word origin
German fünfte combines fünf with the ordinal suffix -te and is historically related to English fifth and Old English fifta.
Usage tips
- Fünfte is an inflected adjective form, so the ending changes with the noun, as in fünftes Buch but fünfte Seite.