Definition
A period of one hundred years.
Translations
- English
- century
- Français
- siècle
- Türkçe
- yüzyıl
- Polski
- wiek
- Русский
- век
- Українська
- століття
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Jahrhundert
- A2
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
- Countries & Cultures
century
/das ˈjaːɐ̯.hʊn.dɐt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Jahrhunderte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimaryCountries & Cultures
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das 21. Jahrhundert begann im Jahr 2001.NominativSing.The 21st century began in 2001.
- Ich erforsche das Jahrhundert der Aufklärung.AkkusativSing.I am researching the Age of Enlightenment.
- In diesem Jahrhundert veränderte sich die Gesellschaft grundlegend.DativSing.Society changed fundamentally in this century.
- Die Geschichte des Jahrhunderts ist faszinierend.GenitivSing.The history of the century is fascinating.
- Jahrhunderte vergehen, doch Erinnerungen bleiben.NominativPlur.Centuries pass, but memories remain.
- Historiker vergleichen verschiedene Jahrhunderte miteinander.AkkusativPlur.Historians compare different centuries with one another.
- In vergangenen Jahrhunderten lebten die Menschen anders.DativPlur.In past centuries, people lived differently.
- Die Ereignisse der Jahrhunderte prägen unsere Gegenwart.GenitivPlur.The events of the centuries shape our present.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Jahrhundert/ˈjaːɐ̯.hʊn.dɐt/
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Article phrase
das Jahrhundert/das ˈjaːɐ̯.hʊn.dɐt/
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Plural
Jahrhunderte/ˈjaːɐ̯.hʊn.dɐ.tə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Jahrhundert | die Jahrhunderte |
| Akkusativ | das Jahrhundert | die Jahrhunderte |
| Dativ | dem Jahrhundert | den Jahrhunderten |
| Genitiv | des Jahrhunderts | der Jahrhunderte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationdas 20. Jahrhundert
- Collocationein Jahrhundert dauern
- Verb constructionein Jahrhundert prägen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionim Jahrhundertin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Jahrhundert geht zu Ende.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termJahrtausend
A Jahrhundert comprises one hundred years, whereas a Jahrtausend comprises one thousand years and thus ten centuries.
- Related termEpoche
A Jahrhundert primarily denotes a period of one hundred years, whereas an Epoche is a historically or culturally defined period of arbitrary length.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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