jähren

See also: Jahren

German

FWOTD – 11 December 2012

Etymology

From Jahr (“year”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːʀən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːʀən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: jäh‧ren

Verb

1. (reflexive) to become one year old(er); to complete a year (or a specified number of years)
   • 1982, Hajime Nakamura (author), Siegfried Schultz (translator), Ansätze modernen Denkens in der Religionen Japans:

     Im Jahre 1811 jährte sich zum 550. Male der Todestag Shinrans.

     (idiomatically:) The 550th anniversary of Shinran's death occurred in the year 1811.

   • 2002, Solveig Ockenfuß, Glück auf Teufel komm raus (ISBN: 3831140383), page 31:

     Eddas Todestag jährt sich heute zum dritten Mal.

     (literally:) Edda's deathday became a year older today for the third time.

     (idiomatically:) Edda died three years ago today. / Today is the three-year anniversary of Edda's death.

Derived terms

• verjähren

Further reading

• “jähren” in Duden online
• “jähren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache