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fifth
An ordinal number that indicates the position after the fourth and before the sixth in a sequence. The ending of the word adapts to grammatical gender and case (fünfter, fünfte, fünftes).
Bitte schlagen Sie die fünfte Seite im Buch auf.
Please open the book to the fifth page.
Ordinal numbers from 2 to 19 are formed by adding the ending '-t' to the cardinal number. This turns the number 'fünf' (five) into the ordinal number 'fünft-' (fifth).
Er feiert heute seinen fünften Geburtstag.
He is celebrating his fifth birthday today.
Ordinal numbers can also be written as a digit with a period. Instead of 'der fünfte' (the fifth), you can also write 'der 5.'. This is very common in texts.
Das Konzert findet am 5. August statt.
The concert takes place on August 5.
When an ordinal number comes before a noun, it is declined like an adjective. The ending adapts to the case, gender, and article of the noun.
Das ist schon sein fünfter Versuch.
That is already his fifth attempt.
The form 'zu fünft' describes a group of five people. It answers the question 'Wie viele seid ihr?' (How many are you?) and is not the same as the ordinal number 'fünfte' (fifth).
Wir waren zu fünft im Kino.
There were five of us at the cinema.
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'fünf' and 'fünft' are both connected to the number 5, but they have different jobs. 'fünf' names a quantity: five people, five euros, five minutes. 'fünft' is an ordinal number and names a position in a sequence: 'der fünfte Tag' (the fifth day), 'die fünfte Etage' (the fifth floor), 'das fünfte Kapitel' (the fifth chapter). Learners may confuse the words because they look similar. Just ask yourself: Is it about the quantity? Then use 'fünf'. Is it about the place in a sequence? Then use 'fünft' with the appropriate ending.
Unsere Wohnung liegt im fünften Stock.
Our apartment is on the fifth floor.
Im Wartezimmer sitzen fünf Personen.
There are five people sitting in the waiting room.