German Conversation · Level 58
74 words
German word
Sechziger
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈzɛçtsɪgɐ/
Meaning
- feminine nounthe sixties
Example
Ich höre gerne Musik aus den Sechzigern.
I like listening to music from the sixties.
More examples
Filme aus den Sechzigern experimentierten oft mit Erzählstrukturen.
Films from the sixties often experimented with narrative structures.
Core concept
A single era stretching across ten years, from 1960 to 1969, like one long timeline.
Common phrases
Filme aus den Sechzigern
films from the sixties
die Kultur der Sechziger
the culture of the sixties
Similar words
Sechzigerjahre: The years from 1960 to 1969 considered as one period.
60er: An informal abbreviation for the 1960s.
Jahrzehnt: A group of ten successive years.
Definition in German
Das Jahrzehnt von 1960 bis 1969; meist im Plural ‚die Sechziger‘ gebraucht.
Word origin
The noun comes from sechzig plus -er, a productive German pattern for naming decades such as die Sechziger.
Usage tips
- For music, films, or events from the decade, German uses aus den Sechzigern; in seinen Sechzigern refers to someone's age.
Opposites
- Fünfzigerthe fiftiesnoun
Related words
- Sechzigerjahrethe sixtiesnoun