jaar

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Meaning

year (the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun; its equivalent on other planets)
year (the individuals associated with a year, notably the students in or graduates from an annual class at school)

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jaːr/

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Sentences

De aarde draait per jaar eenmaal rond de zon
🌞

.

The earth revolves around the sun once a year.

Het agentschap is maar drie
3

jaar oud
🧓

.

The agency is only three years old.

Ik denk echter dat die strijd feitelijk verloren is , althans dit jaar .

However, I think that battle is actually lost, at least this year.

De machtige heerser leidde al tien
10

jaar het land .

The powerful ruler has led the country for ten years.

De hoeveelheid ijs
🧊

op
🆙

de Noordpool daalt jaar na jaar .

The amount of ice in the Arctic is decreasing year after year.

Wie heeft de Nobelprijs voor Natuurkunde gewonnen dit jaar ?

Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year?

Het laatste jaar is slecht
👎

geweest en wij zullen de streefcijfers dus nooit halen .

Last year was disappointing, and we will therefore never be able to meet the target.

Waarom een jaar later terugkomen met een vrijwel identieke resolutie ?

Why come back a year later with an almost identical resolution?

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