dauerhaft
/ˈdaʊɐhaft/
adjective
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close synonyms for "lasting/permanent"; permanent is the direct loanword, dauerhaft the native German equivalent.
Dauerhaft describes anything that lasts a long time; unbefristet specifically means "without a fixed end date," most often used for contracts and jobs.
Similar in other languages
English
permanent is the English word for the same thing — both mean "lasting, permanent."
Practice
1 What does dauerhaft mean?
lasting, permanent
2 Which fingerprint chart matches dauerhaft?
dauerhaft: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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