German Conversation · Level 84
57 words
German word
dreijährig
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌjɛːʁɪç/
Meaning
- adjectivethree-year-old
Example
Das dreijährige Kind spielt im Garten.
The three-year-old child is playing in the garden.
More examples
Das dreijährige Projekt läuft von 2023 bis 2025.
The three-year project runs from 2023 to 2025.
Core concept
A child or project beside its third annual milestone, with the same three-year measure applying to age or duration.
Common phrases
dreijähriges Projekt
three-year project
dreijähriger Vertrag
three-year contract
Similar words
alt: Used in drei Jahre alt to say that someone or something is three years old.
3-jährig: The numeral-and-hyphen spelling used before a noun for three years of age or duration.
Definition in German
Bezeichnet, dass jemand oder etwas drei Jahre alt ist oder eine Dauer von drei Jahren hat.
Word origin
The compound joins drei, 'three', with jährig, an adjective formed from Jahr, 'year', to mark a quantity of three years.
Usage tips
- For a person's age, German often uses the predicate phrase drei Jahre alt, while dreijährig commonly appears directly before a noun and takes adjective endings.
Other meanings
- three-yearadjective
Opposites
- einjährigone-yearadjective
Related words
- Dreijahresvertragthree-year contractnoun