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Ottis Haus in Prenzlauer Berg ist über ein Jahrhundert alt. Otti's building in Prenzlauer Berg is over a century old.

noun · B1

das Jahrhundert

[jaːɐ̯ˈhʊndɐt]

century

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Other Examples

  • In welchem Jahrhundert wurde eure Kirche gebaut?

    In which century was your church built?

  • Ich frage mich, wie Berlin im nächsten Jahrhundert aussieht.

    I wonder what Berlin will look like in the next century.

  • Lotte sammelt Postkarten aus dem letzten Jahrhundert.

    Lotte collects postcards from the last century.

Grammar

Plural
die Jahrhunderte In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Jahrhundert die Jahrhunderte
Accusative wen? was? das Jahrhundert die Jahrhunderte
Dative wem? dem Jahrhundert den Jahrhunderten
In welchem Jahrhundert wurde eure Kirche gebaut? In which century was your church built?
Genitive wessen? des Jahrhunderts der Jahrhunderte
Die Berliner Küche hat im Laufe der Jahrhunderte Einflüsse aus ganz Europa aufgenommen. Over the centuries, Berlin cooking has absorbed influences from all over Europe.

How the Word Is Built

Jahr root hundert root

A compound: das Jahr + hundert

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde tells how Berlin changed

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