jaar

See also: jāar

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch jaar, from Old Dutch jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑːr/

Noun

jaar (plural jare, diminutive jaartjie)

  1. year

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jâer, from Old Dutch jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːr
  • IPA(key): /jaːr/
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Noun

jaar n (plural jaren, diminutive jaartje n)

  1. year

Usage notes

The singular form is normally in used after numerals and stock phrases instead of plurals but both are considered correct grammatically. Thus, it would be more common to say "vele jaren geleden" – many years ago; but "drie jaar geleden" – "three years ago" or in "in de laatste paar jaar" as opposed to "in de laatste paar jaaren" ("in the last couple of years").

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