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German
Etymology
From Jahr (“year”) + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈjeːʁən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: jäh‧ren
Verb
jähren (weak, third-person singular present jährt, past tense jährte, past participle gejährt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to become one year old(er); to complete a year (or a specified number of years)
- sich zum zehnten Mal jähren ― to mark the tenth anniversary
1982, Hajime Nakamura, translated by Siegfried Schultz, Ansätze modernen Denkens in den Religionen Japans:Im Jahre 1811 jährte sich zum 550. Male der Todestag Shinrans.- The 550th anniversary of Shinran's death occurred in the year 1811.
2002, Solveig Ockenfuß, Glück auf Teufel komm raus, →ISBN, page 31:Eddas Todestag jährt sich heute zum dritten Mal.- Edda died three years ago today.
- (literally, “Edda's deathday became a year older today for the third time.”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
jähren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
jähren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jähren” in Duden online
- “jähren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache