jäh
sudden; abrupt; steep
English translations
- 01
sudden
- 02
abrupt
- 03
steep
- 04
harsh
Word details
- German meaning
- Jäh bedeutet plötzlich und unerwartet.
- English meaning
- Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
- Synonym
- plötzlich, abrupt
- German example
- Der jäh einsetzende Regen überraschte uns.
- English example
- The sudden rain surprised us.
- Comparative
- jäherSuperlative: am jähsten
Related words
- Jähzorn
Sudden anger, fit of rage
- jährig
year-old
- jähren
to be the anniversary of
- jähe
Sudden
- jähzornig
irascible
- jährlich
annual
- Jährchen
Jährchen is a diminutive form of Jahr (year), denoting a short year or a short period of one year.
- mehrjährig
Multi-year
- dreijährig
Three-year-old None
- zehnjährig
Ten-year-old
- zweiundzwanzigjährig
Twenty-two-year-old None
- dreiundzwanzigjährig
Twenty-three-year-old
- siebzehnjährig
Seventeen-year-old None
- einundzwanzigjährig
Twenty-one-year-old
- zwanzigjährig
Twenty-year-old
- achtzehnjährig
Eighteen-year-old
- siebenjährig
Seven-year-old
- diesjährig
This year's
- vierzigjährig
Forty-year-old None
- fünfzigjährig
Fifty-year-old
- vorjährig
Last year's
- achtundvierzigjährig
Forty-eight-year-old
- dreissigjährig
Thirty-year-old
- halbjährlich
Semi-annually
- fünfzehnjährig
Fifteen-year-old
- ganzjährig
Year-round
- zweijährig
two-year-old
- großjährig
Of age
- zwölfjährig
Twelve-year-old
- neunjährig
Nine-year-old means having the age of nine years.
- sechzigjährig
Sixty-year-old
- dreihundertjährig
three-hundred-year-old None
- neunzehnjährig
Nineteen-year-old
- zweihundertjährig
Bicentennial
- vierteljährlich
Quarterly
- vierundzwanzigjährig
Twenty-four-year-old None
- neunzigjährig
Ninety-year-old None
- siebzigjährig
seventy-year-old
- minderjährig
underage, minor
- einjährig
Annual
- dreißigjährig
thirty-year-old, lasting thirty years
- verjähren
To prescribe
- sechzehnjährig
Sixteen-year-old None
- halbjährig
Semi-annual
- unterjährig
Intrayear
- tausendjährig
Millennial
- vierzehnjährig
Fourteen-year-old means having the age of fourteen years or being fourteen years old.
- Volljährigkeit
Adulthood, majority
- Verjährung
Statute of limitations
Example sentences with “jäh”
Der Abhang fällt jäh ab. (The slope drops off steeply.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'jäh' a formal word?
Yes, it is quite literary or formal. In speech, one might use 'plötzlich' (sudden) or 'steil' (steep).