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/
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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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 jaren" ("in the last couple of years").
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Noun
jaar (definite jare, dative jaren)
- The year’s yield, or similar.
- eta borti jaren
- to eat from the year’s harvest
- eta borti jaren
Synonyms
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