jähren

From Jahr (“year”) +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːʁən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: jäh‧ren

jähren (weak, third-person singular present jährt, past tense jährte, past participle gejährt, auxiliary haben)

1. (reflexive) to become one year old(er); to complete a year (or a specified number of years)
   • 1982, Hajime Nakamura, translated by Siegfried Schultz, Ansätze modernen Denkens in den Religionen Japans:

     Im Jahre 1811 jährte sich zum 550. Male der Todestag Shinrans.

     The 550th anniversary of Shinran's death occurred in the year 1811.

   • 2002, Solveig Ockenfuß, Glück auf Teufel komm raus, →ISBN, page 31:

     Eddas Todestag jährt sich heute zum dritten Mal.

     Edda died three years ago today.

     (literally, “Edda's deathday became a year older today for the third time.”)

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