German Conversation · Level 9
87 words
German word
fünfzig
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfʏnft͡sɪç/
Meaning
- numberfifty
Example
Ich bin fünfzig Jahre alt.
I am fifty years old.
More examples
Die Strecke misst fünfzig Meter.
The route measures fifty meters.
Core concept
Five tens gathered into one total, useful for counting objects or stating an age.
Common phrases
genau fünfzig
exactly fifty
fünfzig Meter
fifty meters
fünfzig Jahre alt
fifty years old
Similar words
fünf: A count of five identical items.
fünfundfünfzig: A count of 55 identical items.
sechzig: A count of 60 identical items.
vierzig: A count of 40 identical items.
Definition in German
fünfzig ist die Zahl nach neunundvierzig und vor einundfünfzig; sie besteht aus fünf mal zehn.
Word origin
Fünfzig is a Germanic compound of fünf and -zig, the established suffix used in German numerals for multiples of ten.
Usage tips
- The final -ig in standard pronunciation usually has the sound of German ich, so fünfzig commonly ends like -tsikh rather than English -zig.
Related words
- fünfzigstefiftiethordinal number
- fünfzigfachfiftyfoldadjective