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das Jahr

year

Nominative Sg.das Jahr
Genitive Sg.des Jahres
Nominative Plural
die Jahre
Dative Pluralden Jahren
Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
das Jahr
die Jahre
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Jahr
die Jahre
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Jahr
den Jahren
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Jahres
der Jahre

Why These Endings Work

Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.

  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Jahre → Jahren.
Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Das Jahr hat zwölf Monate.

The year has twelve months.

Genitive

Am Ende des Jahres feiern wir Silvester.

At the end of the year we celebrate New Year's Eve.

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FAQs: das Jahr

Is "Jahr" der, die, or das in German?

"Jahr" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Jahr). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Jahr"?

The Nominative plural of das Jahr is "die Jahre" (pattern: -e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Jahren".

How does "das Jahr" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a strong neuter noun, "Jahr" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Jahres); Accusative and Dative keep "Jahr".