fifteenth

Ordinal number used to describe the position of something in a sequence that is number 15.

• 🇩🇪Ordinalzahl, die die Position in einer Reihenfolge an der Stelle 15 angibt. Sie wird zur Bezeichnung des fünfzehnten Elements, Rangs oder Zeitpunkts verwendet.

1. Ordinal number A1 formal

   Coming after the fourteenth in a series and just before the sixteenth.

   • She was the fifteenth person to arrive at the party.
   • His apartment is on the fifteenth floor of the building.
   • The fifteenth chapter of the book explains the main theory.
   • This is her fifteenth attempt at solving the puzzle.

   🇩🇪Fünfzehnte

• more fifteenth comparative form
• most fifteenth superlative form

A noun referring to the position or element that is number 15 in a sequential order.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Position oder das Element Nummer 15 in einer Reihenfolge bezeichnet.

1. Position 15 in a series A2 formal

   The element or item that occupies the number fifteen position in a sequential order.

   • He finished as the fifteenth in the race.
   • The fifteenth of the month is a public holiday.
   • She was the fifteenth person to arrive at the party.

   🇩🇪Fünfzehnte

• fifteenths plural form
• fifteenths' possessive plural form
• fifteenth's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of fifteen units; the fifteenth positive integer following fourteen; a composite number (3×5). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of fifteen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇩🇪Kardinalzahl, die die Menge von fünfzehn Gegenständen, Personen oder Zähleinheiten angibt; wird auch als Substantiv, Artikelwort oder Pronomen verwendet.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 15 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of fifteen persons or things; the fifteenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a composite number (3×5); represents a fifteenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are fifteen minutes in a quarter of an hour.
   • She scored fifteen points in the basketball game.
   • Fifteen plus fifteen equals thirty.
   • The meeting starts at fifteen hundred hours.
   • He read fifteen pages before bedtime.

   🇩🇪Kardinalzahl: die Zahl 15

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of fifteen A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number fifteen; the numeral symbol 15 or XV; a set, collection, or group consisting of fifteen items; a playing card displaying fifteen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of fifteen members.

   • The number fifteen marks the midpoint of the month in many calendars.
   • Circle the fifteens in this numerical sequence.
   • The choir consists of a fifteen of vocalists.
   • In some card games, the fifteen is a special scoring card.
   • The historical record mentions a fifteen of delegates.

   🇩🇪Substantiv: die Zahl, das Symbol oder die Gruppe von fünfzehn

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to fifteen A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is fifteen; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked a fifteen-day tour of Japan.
   • We need fifteen additional volunteers for the event.
   • The recipe requires fifteen milliliters of vanilla extract.
   • She completed fifteen projects last quarter.
   • Fifteen countries participated in the international summit.

   🇩🇪Adjektiv/Determinativ: fünfzehn betragend

4. Pronoun: fifteen people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to fifteen previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Fifty applied, but only fifteen were selected for the program.
   • I invited forty guests; fifteen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many copies should we print? — Fifteen will be enough.
   • Several teams entered the competition, but fifteen advanced to the finals.
   • Of the proposals reviewed, fifteen were approved for funding.

   🇩🇪Pronomen: fünfzehn Personen oder Dinge

• fifteenth ordinal