Jahrgang

/ˈjaːɐ̯ɡaŋ/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Jahrgänge

Meaning

  1. year of birth, class year; vintage

    Built from Jahr (year) + Gang (corridor, hallway).

    • Wir sind der gleiche Jahrgang.

      We were born in the same year.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Jahr year
  • Gang corridor, hallway

Similar words

Klasse

Close — both relate to a school/age cohort, a year group or class.

Practice

1 What does Jahrgang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir sind der gleiche ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Jahrgang?

nouncompound

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