German adverb · CEFR B1
jahrelang
Meaning in English: for years
Example
Er hat jahrelang in London gewohnt.
He lived in London for years.
How common is jahrelang?
jahrelang is number 4,682 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 58,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Related words in the list
jahrelang is built from das Jahr (year).
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,678Nutzerinnenusers (female)
- 4,679pünktlichpunctual, on time
- 4,680die Kronecrown
- 4,681Landkreisendistricts
- 4,682jahrelangfor years
- 4,683die Einstufungclassification, placement, grading
- 4,684persönlicherpersonal
- 4,685willstwant (du form)
- 4,686die Jahreszeitseason
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