How to Say ‘For a year’ in German
Seit einem Jahr
zyte EYE-nem yahr
[zyte EYE-nem yahr]
💬 Usage Tip: With seit, German uses the present tense for something still going on. ich wohne seit einem Jahr means "I've been living for a year", not "I live for a year".
Phrase Breakdown
Seit
[zyte]
since / for
Used with time expressions to show duration from the past until now.
Seit zwei Jahren arbeite ich in Berlin.
I have been working in Berlin for two years.
einem
[EYE-nem]
a (dative)
Form of 'ein' used after prepositions like 'auf' or 'mit' for masculine and neuter nouns.
Ich wohne in einem Haus.
I live in a house.
Jahr
[yahr]
year
A neuter noun for a period of twelve months.
Das Jahr war sehr schön.
The year was very nice.
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