fünfundfünfzig, fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig #vocab (Podcast S01E23)
- Author
- Mark Rösler: deutscher Muttersprachler & Deutschlehrer, Genießer des Lebens und Philosoph
- Published
- Wed 20 Dec 2017
- Episode Link
- https://authenticgermanlearning.com/funfhundertfunfundfunfzig/
Today, we talk about the German words “fünfundfünfzig” and “fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig”. What do “fünfundfünfzig” and “fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig” mean?
fifty-fiveNumeralHyphenation
fünf·und·fünf·zig
Meanings:
[1] the cardinal number between fifty-four and fifty-six
[2] short for: fifty-five years (old)
Symbols:
[1] Arabic numerals for fifty-five: 55
[1] Roman numerals for fifty-five: LV
Examples:
[1] There are fifty-five cows on the pasture.
[2] Next year I’ll be fifty-five.
(Source: Wiktionary)
By the way, numbers can also be used as nouns.
