Age - Alter (The 775th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Age is Alter. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about people, time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 775th most common word in German. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: age

German: alter

Examples


He wrote the book at the age of twenty.	Er schrieb das Buch im Alter von zwanzig Jahren.
The boy is tall for his age.	Der Junge ist groß für sein Alter.
Music has no age.	Musik hat kein Alter.
He's exactly my age.	Er hat mein Alter.
My mother appears young for her age.	Für ihr Alter sieht meine Mutter noch jung aus.
You look young for your age.	Für dein Alter siehst du jung aus.
I'd love to be your age.	Ich wäre gern in deinem Alter.
I was already married at your age.	In Ihrem Alter war ich bereits verheiratet.

My daughter has reached a marriageable age.	Meine Tochter hat ein heiratsfähiges Alter erreicht.
I feel my age.	Ich spüre mein Alter.
His good health enabled him to work till the age of seventy-five.	Seine gute Gesundheit ermöglichte es ihm, bis zum Alter von 75 Jahren zu arbeiten.
Can you guess my age	Kannst du mein Alter erraten
He died at the age of seventy.	Er ist im Alter von 70 Jahren gestorben.
He is about my age.	Er ist ungefähr in meinem Alter.
He is about your age.	Er ist ungefähr in deinem Alter.
He lied about his age.	Er log über sein Alter.
Can you guess her age	Kannst du ihr Alter schätzen
She is about my age.	Sie ist ungefähr in meinem Alter.
Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.	Das Alter beschleicht uns, ohn’ dass wir’s bemerken.
He's my age.	Er hat mein Alter.
She told him her age.	Sie hat ihm ihr Alter verraten.