fifth

Everyday

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 →

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

• 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 Jewish tradition

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 →

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.