vierfach
fourfold
Describing four times the amount or number of something; consisting of four parts or repeated four times.
EXAMPLE
Sie erhält für die Überstunden den vierfachen Lohn.
She receives fourfold pay for the overtime.
vierfach
fourfold
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Word structure
The word consists of the number 'vier' (four) and the ending '-fach' (-fold). This ending is attached to numbers to express multiplication, for example also in 'zweifach' (twofold) or 'zehnfach' (tenfold).
EXAMPLE
Für die Bewerbung benötigen Sie das Formular in dreifacher Ausfertigung.
For the application, you need the form in triplicate.
Adjective or adverb
'Vierfach' (fourfold) can stand before a noun as an adjective and is then declined. It can also be used as an adverb to describe a verb or adjective, and then it remains unchanged.
EXAMPLE
Er ist jetzt vierfacher Vater.
He is now a father of four.
Typical collocations
Common combinations are 'in vierfacher Ausführung' (in four copies), 'der vierfache Betrag' (four times the amount), or as a description of a person, e.g. 'vierfacher Weltmeister' (four-time world champion).
EXAMPLE
Bitte reichen Sie den Antrag in vierfacher Ausführung ein.
Please submit the application in four copies.
Compare with
vierfach vs viermal
four times
Viermal and vierfach both refer to the number four. Viermal generally indicates how often something happens, whereas vierfach describes a fourfold quantity, number, or composition. So ask whether you are counting repetitions or indicating a size or composition.
vierfach
Für die vier Abteilungen wurde die Rechnung in vierfacher Ausfertigung ausgedruckt.
For the four departments, the invoice was printed in quadruplicate.
viermal
Die Mitarbeiter prüften die Rechnung viermal, bevor sie sie abschickten.
The employees checked the invoice four times before sending it.
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