Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #100
Word (Wort)

das schaltjahr

Translation (Übersetzung) leap year
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈʃaltjaːɐ̯]
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time A1-vocabulary calendar compound-noun
A Schaltjahr is a year with 366 days instead of 365, occurring every four years to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year. In German, it's a compound noun from 'schalten' (to switch/insert) and 'Jahr' (year).

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schaltjahr is a German Nouns

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schaltjahr Examples (Beispiele) in English

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2024 ist ein Schaltjahr.
2024 is a leap year.
Calendar discussion
Im Schaltjahr hat der Februar 29 Tage.
In a leap year, February has 29 days.
Explaining leap year
Wir feiern seinen Geburtstag nur im Schaltjahr.
We only celebrate his birthday in leap years.
Personal anecdote

schaltjahr Word Family - schaltjahr Related Words - schaltjahr Family Members

schaltjahr Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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compound (Zusammensetzung)
schalten
Meaning: to switch/insert
Example: schalten + Jahr = Schaltjahr
Noun
Jahr
Meaning: year
Example: schalten + Jahr = Schaltjahr
Noun

schaltjahr Usage - schaltjahr Collocations - schaltjahr Idioms - schaltjahr Synonyms - schaltjahr Antonyms

schaltjahr Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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schaltjahr Collocations (Kollokationen)

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ein Schaltjahr
a leap year
High frequency
im Schaltjahr
in the leap year
High frequency
Schaltjahr haben
to have a leap year
Medium frequency
Schaltjahr berechnen
to calculate a leap year
Medium frequency
Schaltjahr-Regel
leap year rule
Low frequency

schaltjahr Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Alle vier Jahre ein Schaltjahr
Every four years a leap year
Used to describe something that happens regularly but infrequently, similar to 'once in a blue moon' in English.
Schaltjahrkind
leap year child
A person born on February 29th in a leap year.

schaltjahr Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Jahr mit 366 Tagen
Meaning: year with 366 days
High similarity
Jahr mit Schalttag
Meaning: year with leap day
Medium similarity

schaltjahr Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Normaljahr
Meaning: normal year
Gemeinjahr
Meaning: common year

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schaltjahr Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Kalender Februar Monat Zeit Tag

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