No. 7,186 in German
fünftel
"Fünftel" means "fifth" (one of five equal parts).
In a sentence
Ein Fünftel der Teilnehmer sind bereits angekommen.
One fifth of the participants have already arrived.
In this sentence, 'fünftel' is used as a fraction to describe a part of a whole group.
Er nahm ein Fünftel des Kuchens für sich selbst.
He took one fifth of the cake for himself.
Here, 'fünftel' refers to a portion of a physical object, demonstrating its use in quantifying amounts.
Nur ein Fünftel der Aufgabe wurde abgeschlossen.
Only one fifth of the task was completed.
The term 'fünftel' is applied to describe the proportion of a task that has been completed.
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