Noun
das Lebensalter
Pronunciation: /ˈleːbənsˌʔaltɐ/
age (of a person)
C2
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plural Lebensalter
Meanings
Noun
- age (of a person)
- stage of life
Example sentence
Die Beschwerden treten in jedem Lebensalter auf.
The symptoms can occur at any age.
Word forms
singular
das Lebensalter
plural
die Lebensalter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Lebensalter
Accusativedas Lebensalter
Dativedem Lebensalter
Genitivedes Lebensalters
Plural
Nominativedie Lebensalter
Accusativedie Lebensalter
Dativeden Lebensaltern
Genitiveder Lebensalter
Usage
- in hohem Lebensalter — at an advanced age; in takes dative here
- Lebensalter / Lebensjahr — someone's age versus one year of their life
Auch in hohem Lebensalter schrieb sie noch jeden Tag Briefe.
Even at an advanced age, she still wrote letters every day.