German word

vierjährig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfiːɐ̯ˌjɛːʁɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectivefour-year-old

Example

Ein vierjähriges Kind spielt im Garten.

A four-year-old child is playing in the garden.

Illustration for vierjährig (four-year-old)

More examples

Im Kindergarten spielen viele vierjährige Kinder zusammen.

Many four-year-old children play together in kindergarten.

Core concept

Four years gathered into one description, applying to a child's age or to the length of an activity or state.

Common phrases

  • für vierjährige Kinder

    for four-year-old children

  • vierjährige Kinder

    four-year-old children

  • eine vierjährige Tochter

    a four-year-old daughter

Similar words

alt: Used with a number to state a person's age in everyday speech.
jung: Describing someone or something as young in age.
erwachsen: Describing someone who has reached adulthood and is no longer a child.

Definition in German

Zu einem Alter von vier Jahren gehörend oder auf eine Dauer von vier Jahren bezogen.

Word origin

The word is formed transparently from "vier" plus "jährig", an adjective derived from "Jahr" with the suffix "-ig".

Usage tips

  • The adjective is written as one lowercase word in German, unlike the separate phrase "vier Jahre alt"; its ending changes before nouns.

Other meanings

  • four-yearadjective
  • lasting four yearsadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • Vierjährigkeitfour-year periodnoun
  • Vierjährigerfour-year-oldnoun

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