Polyglot Dictionary

jener

/ˈjeːnɐ/

determiner B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

dete Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. that (one), the aforementioned

    A literary, more formal counterpart to der/die/das da — mostly seen in writing.

Practice

1 What does jener mean?

2 Fill the gap: In ___ Nacht geschah etwas Seltsames.

See also

determiner

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