German word

Jahresende

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈjaːʁəsˌɛndə/

Meaning

  • neuter nounend of the year

Example

Wir treffen uns am Jahresende.

We meet at the end of the year.

Illustration for Jahresende (end of the year)

More examples

Viele Geschäfte bieten am Jahresende Rabatte an.

Many shops offer discounts at the end of the year.

Core concept

A calendar's final stretch, where the year's loose ends gather before the next cycle begins.

Common phrases

  • am Jahresende

    at the end of the year

  • zum Jahresende hin

    toward the end of the year

Similar words

Silvester: The evening of December 31 and the celebration that welcomes the new year.
Weihnachten: The December holiday celebrating Christ's birth and the period around it.
Neujahr: January 1, including the morning that marks the new year's beginning.
Jahreswechsel: The moment when one year gives way to the next and the surrounding period.

Definition in German

Der Zeitpunkt oder der Zeitraum am Ende eines Jahres, wenn das Jahr zu Ende geht und oft Feierlichkeiten oder Abschlüsse stattfinden.

Word origin

Jahresende combines Jahr ('year') in the linking genitive form Jahres with Ende ('end'), literally meaning 'year's end'.

Usage tips

  • Jahresende is a neuter noun, so the common time expression is 'am Jahresende', using the dative form after am.

Opposites

  • Jahresanfangbeginning of the yearnoun

Related words

  • Jahreswechselturn of the yearnoun
  • Jahresrückblickyear in reviewnoun

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