German word

achtjährig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaxtˌjɛːʁɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectiveeight-year-old

Example

Sie hat eine achtjährige Tochter.

She has a daughter who is eight years old.

Illustration for achtjährig (eight-year-old)

More examples

Der achtjährige Junge spielt im Park.

The eight-year-old boy plays in the park.

Core concept

The same 8-year marker hangs beside a child and stretches across a time bar.

Common phrases

  • ein achtjähriges Kind

    an eight-year-old child

  • ein achtjähriger Junge

    an eight-year-old boy

Similar words

alt: Helps state age with a number in the pattern '... Jahre alt'.
jährlich: Describes a yearly event or something repeated each year.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet Personen oder Sachen, die genau acht Jahre alt sind oder eine Dauer von acht Jahren haben.

Word origin

The word combines acht with jährig, the form of Jahr meaning 'year' created with the adjective suffix -ig and an umlaut.

Usage tips

  • As an attributive adjective, achtjährig takes normal adjective endings, as in ein achtjähriger Sohn and eine achtjährige Tochter.

Other meanings

  • lasting eight yearsadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • Achtjährigereight-year-old boynoun
  • Achtjährigkeitperiod of eight yearsnoun

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