vierzig
Translation
forty
Examples
Er ist vierzig Jahre alt.
He is forty years old.
Ich habe vierzig Euro bezahlt.
I paid forty euros.
Grammar Patterns
forty (+ Noun) forty He is forty years old.
Similar Words
dreißig (thirty), fünfzig (fifty)
Etymology
From Old High German 'fiorzug', meaning 'four tens'. Composed of 'vier' (four) and the suffix '-zig' (for tens).
Memory Tips
Connect it to 'vier' (four). The '-zig' ending is common for tens (zwanzig, dreißig, etc.). Think 'four-ty'.