German word

zehnjährig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtseːnˌjɛːʁɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectiveten-year-old

Example

Sie ist ein zehnjähriges Mädchen.

She is a ten-year-old girl.

Illustration for zehnjährig (ten-year-old)

More examples

Der zehnjährige Schüler hat heute Geburtstag.

The ten-year-old student has a birthday today.

Core concept

A calendar strip with ten yearly marks, attached either to a person or to an event.

Common phrases

  • der zehnjährige Schüler

    the ten-year-old student

  • eine zehnjährige Tochter

    a ten-year-old daughter

  • das zehnjährige Jubiläum

    the ten-year anniversary

Similar words

alt: States age in years when paired with a number.
zehnjährlich: Describes something occurring at ten-year intervals.

Definition in German

Aussagt, dass etwas zehn Jahre alt ist oder zehn Jahre dauert.

Word origin

The compound combines zehn ('ten') with jährig, formed from Jahr ('year') and the adjective suffix -ig.

Usage tips

  • Before a noun, zehnjährig takes the regular adjective ending, as in zehnjähriges Mädchen; after sein, it has no ending.

Other meanings

  • ten-yearadjective

Opposites

  • erwachsenadultadjective
  • volljährigof legal ageadjective

Related words

  • der Zehnjährigeten-year-old boynoun
  • die Zehnjährigeten-year-old girlnoun

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