No. 35 in German
jahr
"Jahr" means "year" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe im letzten Jahr viel gelernt.
I learned a lot last year.
In this sentence, 'Jahr' refers to a specific time period in the past.
Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate.
A year has twelve months.
Here, 'Jahr' is used to denote the standard unit of a calendar year.
Das neue Jahr begann mit viel Schnee.
The new year began with a lot of snow.
In this example, 'Jahr' is used to describe the start of the current year on the calendar.
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