fifth

«fifth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: number 5 in order — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective, noun (fifth, 5th; a fifth, fifths)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fifth means number 5 in order. tree →

2) A fifth is one of 5 equal parts, written 1/5. tree →

3) Fifth grade (in the USA) is the school year for children about 10 to 11 years old. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: a place in order (4 come before), or the fraction 1/5 (divide by 5); 2/5 means two of those parts; school: fifth grade; everyday life: the fifth floor; music: a fifth is a kind of gap between notes

examples

And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. (Torah GEN.1.23, JPS 1917) tree →
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. (Torah GEN.30.17, JPS 1917) tree →
On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon: (Torah NUM.7.36, JPS 1917) tree →
Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; (Writings 1CH.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Mashmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth; (Writings 1CH.12.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (Writings 1CH.8.2, JPS 1917) tree →
She finished fifth in the race. tree →
One fifth of 20 is 4. tree →
He is in fifth grade. tree →
Two fifths of the class are boys. tree →
We live on the fifth floor. tree →
Today is the fifth day of camp. tree →
Cut the cake into fifths. tree →
Sleep sweetly, sleep sweetly, it is your three-hundred-and-sixty-fifth night. tree →

note

As a fraction: divide by 5. As order: 4 come before. Trap: «a fifth of» is a part, not 5. Say the «fth» clearly: fifth.

In the corpora

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fifth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

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