fünffach
fivefold
Consisting of five equal parts or occurring five times.
EXAMPLE
Die fünffache Sicherheitskontrolle verzögerte den Einlass.
The fivefold security check delayed admission.
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Meanings
fünffach
five times
Five times as large, strong, or numerous as something else.
EXAMPLE
Der neue Motor hat die fünffache Leistung des alten Modells.
The new engine has five times the power of the old model.
Forms
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word formation
'Fünffach' (fivefold) consists of 'fünf' (five) and '-fach' (-fold). The suffix '-fach' indicates here that something occurs in five equal parts or is counted five times.
EXAMPLE
Die fünffache Sicherung schützt die wertvollen Daten.
The fivefold protection safeguards the valuable data.
Typical collocations
In the sense of 'aus fünf Teilen bestehend' (consisting of five parts), 'fünffach' (fivefold) often appears before words such as 'Kontrolle' (check), 'Sicherung' (protection), or 'Ausfertigung' (copy).
EXAMPLE
Der Vertrag muss in fünffacher Ausfertigung eingereicht werden.
The contract must be submitted in five copies.
Comparison with nouns
When comparing size or quantity, 'fünffach' (five times) usually appears as an adjective before a noun, as in 'der fünffache Preis' (five times the price), 'die fünffache Menge' (five times the amount), or 'die fünffache Größe' (five times the size). The thing being compared with follows in the genitive: 'die fünffache Größe der ursprünglichen Datei' (five times the size of the original file).
EXAMPLE
Die neue Datei hat die fünffache Größe der ursprünglichen Datei.
The new file is five times the size of the original file.
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