| 29.4 Fractions |
Fractions (Bruchzahlen) are those numbers that measure a quantity as a part of a unit. Half a cake is a partial quantity of a whole cake. For forming German fractions the cardinal number is used and the ending -tel is added.
| Fractions | ||
| vier (four) | = ein Viertel (a forth) |
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| fünf (five) | = ein Fünftel (a fifth) |
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| sechs (six) | = ein Sechstel (a sixth) |
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| sieben (seven) | = ein Siebtel (a seventh) |
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| acht (eight)
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= ein Achtel (an eighth) |
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| elf (eleven) | = ein Elftel (an eleventh) |
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| zweiundzwanzig (twenty-two) | = ein Zweiundzwanzigstel (a twenty-second part) | |
| Only the first three fractions are irregular | ||
| ein Ganzes | = a whole |
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| ein Halbes | = a half |
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| ein Drittel | = a third | |
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