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How to Say ‘For three years now’ in German

Schon drei Jahre

shohn dry yah-re

[shohn dry yah-re]

💬 Usage Tip: For something still going on, German uses the present with schon: Ich bin schon drei Jahre hier "I've been here three years". Don't switch to a past form like English does.

Phrase Breakdown

Schon

[shohn]

already

By this time; prior to a specified time.

Example

Er ist schon weg.

He is already gone.

drei

[dry]

three

The number 3, often used when saying how many guests a table is for.

Example

Wir brauchen einen Tisch für drei.

We need a table for three.

Jahre

[yah-re]

years

A unit to measure time, equivalent to 365 days or 12 months.

Example

99 Jahre sind fast ein Jahrhundert.

99 years is almost a century.

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