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Meet jahrelang

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

All 2 meanings

  1. longstanding
  2. yearslong; lasting for years

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How jahrelang changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeeeen
accusativeeneeen
dativeenenenen

Examples

  1. 1
    Sie dokumentiert den jahrelangen Krieg.She documents the war that has lasted for years.Accusative · dokumentierenPractise „der Krieg“ →
  2. 2
    Anna spricht von ihrer jahrelangen Arbeit.Anna talks about her work that has lasted for years.Dative · vonPractise „die Arbeit“ →
  3. 3
    Ein jahrelanges Studium kostet viel Zeit.A course of study lasting for years costs a lot of time.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Studium“ →
  4. 4
    Jahrelange Probleme belasten die Familie.Problems lasting for years burden the family.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Problem“ →
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