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alt

old

adjective ALT Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Usage Note

alt covers both age of people and things, and is how you state age: Wie alt bist du? ('How old are you?'). It is irregular in comparison: älter, am ältesten. The opposite is jung for people but neu for objects.

Examples

"Mein Großvater ist sehr alt."

Natural Translation

My grandfather is very old.

Literal Translation

My grandfather is very old.

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