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Alter: age — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Alter

age

the number of years a person has lived

IPA/ˈaltɐ/

The main stress is on the first syllable.

Alter: age

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

the number of years a person has lived

Bitte geben Sie Ihr Alter an.

Die Kinder sind im gleichen Alter.

Ist das Alter hier wichtig?

Alter usually has no plural when it means a person's age. Common expressions include im Alter von 20 Jahren and im gleichen Alter.

das Alter angeben — to state one’s age — of the same age

im gleichen Alter

im Alter von + Zahl — at the age of a given number

Alter is neuter: das Alter. To say someone's age formally, German often uses im Alter von plus a number and Jahren.

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Alter means a person's age, especially the number of years they have lived.