German Conversation · Level 141
30 words
German word
Neunziger
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈnɔɪ̯ntsɪgɐ/
Meaning
- feminine nounnineties
Example
In den Neunzigern entstanden viele neue Bands.
Many new bands emerged in the nineties.
More examples
In den späten Neunzigern brachte das Fernsehen neue Formate hervor.
In the late nineties, television introduced new formats.
Core concept
A ten-year block on a calendar timeline labeled by the number ninety.
Common phrases
in den späten Neunzigern
in the late nineties
Mitte der Neunziger
in the mid-nineties
Similar words
90er: A brief numeric label for the 1990s, common in casual speech and headlines.
Neunzigerjahre: A formal written expression for the decade from 1990 to 1999.
Jahrzehnt: A general term for a ten-year period.
Definition in German
Bezeichnung für die Jahre 1990–1999; umgangssprachlich oft als '90er' geschrieben.
Word origin
The noun Neunziger comes from the substantivized adjective neunziger, formed from neunzig ('ninety') with the ending -er to name a decade.
Usage tips
- Neunziger normally appears with a plural article, as in die Neunziger, while in den Neunzigern is the dative form used after in for a period.
Opposites
- Zweitausender2000snoun
Related words
- Neunzigerzeitnineties eranoun