jier

Meaning

year

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iə̯r/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: jēr

In summary

From Old Frisian jēr, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-.

Sentences

Takom jier wurdt de sitewaasje opnij besjoen.

The situation will be reviewed next year.

Guon wurknimmers hawwe al fjouwer jier gjin leansferheging hân .

Some employees have not had a pay rise for four years.

Der wenje mar fjouwer wiken yn it jier minsken yn .

People live there only four weeks a year.

It ôfrûne jier waarden acht oanfragen foar in reisbeurs honorearre.

In the past year, eight applications for a travel grant were honored.

It tal oanmeldingen by de skoalle is dit jier bot groeid.

The number of applications to the school has grown significantly this year.

Ik wit noch heel goed dat ik in jier of tolve wie.

I remember very well that I was about twelve years old.