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das Jahr

noun · /jaːr/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār. Compare Low German Johr, Jahr, Dutch jaar, English year, Danish år. Doublet of Uhr.

Translation

  1. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun) neuter, strong

    Jahr für Jahr

    year after year

  2. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star) neuter, strong
  3. year (period between set dates that mark a year) neuter, strong

    Jahr und Tag

  4. year (level or grade in school or college) neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Jahr Jahre
Accusative Jahr Jahre
Dative Jahr Jahren
Genitive Jahres Jahre