German word

neunjährig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈnɔʏ̯nˌjɛːʁɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectivenine-year-old

Example

Er hat eine neunjährige Schwester.

He has a nine-year-old sister.

Illustration for neunjährig (nine-year-old)

More examples

In der Studie wurden die Neunjährigen getrennt ausgewertet.

The nine-year-olds were analyzed separately in the study.

Core concept

A person, object, or period reaching the nine-year mark.

Common phrases

  • die Neunjährigen

    the nine-year-olds

  • eine neunjährige Spielerin

    a nine-year-old female player

Similar words

neun Jahre alt: An informal way to express an age of nine years.
alt: Indicating that someone or something is a particular number of years old.

Definition in German

Angibt, dass eine Person oder Sache neun Jahre alt ist oder eine Zeitspanne von neun Jahren umfasst.

Word origin

The compound joins German neun, 'nine', with jährig, formed from Jahr, 'year', and the suffix -ig.

Usage tips

  • Before a noun, neunjährig takes an adjective ending, as in neunjährige Schwester, while predicative use has no ending: Sie ist neunjährig.

Other meanings

  • nine-yearadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • Neunjährigenine-year-old childnoun

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