fünft

fifth

adjective FUENFT Less Common

Usage Note

fünft is the ordinal stem of fünf (five) and never stands bare — it always takes an ending: der fünfte Tag ('the fifth day'). German marks ordinals in writing with a period after the digit, so '5.' reads as fünfte. The collective zu fünft means 'in a group of five'.

Examples

"Heute ist der fünfte Mai."

Natural Translation

Today is the fifth of May.

Literal Translation

Today is the fifth May.

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