das Alter
/ˈaltər/
age, old age; antiquity; epoch, age; old man
- genitive
- des Alten
- plural
- die Alte
Meanings
- 1
age, old age
Sie ist in meinem Alter.
She's my age.
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Er ist in deinem Alter.
He's your age.
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- 2
antiquity
- 3
epoch, age
- 4
old man; old person
Die Alten mannen das Boot.
The old man the boat.
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Der Alte hört auf niemanden.
The old man doesn't listen to anyone.
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- 5
nominalization of alt — “someone or something old or bygone”rare
- 6
mate, bloke (UK); dude, guy (US); a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocativerare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasAlter | dieAlter |
| accusative | dasAlter | dieAlter |
| dative | demAlter | denAltern |
| genitive | desAlten | derAlter |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.