das Sabbatjahr

C1

a sabbatical year

English meaning
a sabbatical year
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Sabbatjahre
Vocabulary package
Career & Promotion

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Sabbatjahr in a sentence

Sie nahm ein Sabbatjahr für ihre Forschung.

She took a sabbatical year for her research.

Declension of das Sabbatjahr

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Sabbatjahrdie Sabbatjahre
Accusativedas Sabbatjahrdie Sabbatjahre
Dativedem Sabbatjahrden Sabbatjahren
Genitivedes Sabbatjahrsder Sabbatjahre

Word family

das Sabbatjahr is built from das Jahr (year). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Sabbatjahr comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Sabbat und Jahr

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Questions about Sabbatjahr

Is it der, die or das Sabbatjahr?

It is das Sabbatjahr — Sabbatjahr is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Sabbatjahre.

What is the plural of Sabbatjahr?

The plural of das Sabbatjahr is die Sabbatjahre.

What is the genitive of Sabbatjahr?

The genitive singular is des Sabbatjahrs. The dative plural is den Sabbatjahren.

What does Sabbatjahr mean in English?

das Sabbatjahr means "a sabbatical year". For example: "Sie nahm ein Sabbatjahr für ihre Forschung." — "She took a sabbatical year for her research."

What level is Sabbatjahr in German?

Sabbatjahr is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the career & promotion vocabulary.

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