die Fünfzehn
Translation
fifteen
Examples
Sie ist fünfzehn Jahre alt.
She is fifteen years old.
Der Bus mit der Nummer fünfzehn kommt gleich.
The bus with the number fifteen is coming soon.
Grammar Patterns
fünfzehn + Noun (Plural) to express a quantity I have fifteen euros.
die Fünfzehn as a noun referring to the number itself The number fifteen is my lucky number.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vierzehn (fourteen), sechzehn (sixteen)
Etymology
Composed of 'fünf' (five) and 'zehn' (ten). Literally 'five-ten'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'five plus ten'. This pattern (unit + 'zehn') is used for numbers 13-19 in German.