jare
The Afrikaans word for years is jare.
jare is the plural form of a period of one year.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of jare is jaar. When you are mentioning a specific date within a year, use the preposition op.
Did you know?
- The word jaar is a cognate of the English word 'year' because both derive from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'a suitable time' or 'fitting'.
- In Afrikaans, the phrase jare lank is often used to emphasize a very long duration, acting more like an intensifier than a literal count of years.
- The word jaar is used in the term nuwejaar, which combines 'new' and 'year' into a single compound word to mean 'New Year'.
Examples in context
- Hulle vriendskap het deur die jare versterk.Their friendship had grown stronger over the years.This sentence shows how to describe something growing or changing over the period of jare.Tatoeba #13458379 by Pietpetoors, translation #13455449 by Nuel
- Hulle het vir 'n aantal jare in Spanje gewoon.They lived in Spain for several years.This sentence illustrates using jare to describe a duration of time.Tatoeba #13375391 by Pietpetoors, translation #681380 by Source_VOA
- Oom Piet het daar in die '80s gewerkUncle Piet worked there in the '80s
- Ons het mekaar ontmoet in die jaar twee duisend en tienWe met each other in the year two thousand and ten
- Ek het vir baie jare in hierdie huis gewoon.I have lived in this house for many years.
Example conversation
Marelize and Andries are talking about their school days.
- MarelizeOnthou jy ons skooljare, Andries?Do you remember our school years, Andries?
- AndriesJa, dit was jare gelede.Yes, that was years ago.
- MarelizeDie tyd vlieg vinnig.Time flies fast.
- AndriesDit is waar.That is true.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
