jährlicher

Jährlicher is a German attributive adjective meaning "annual" or "yearly" when it describes a noun. It is derived from the noun Jahr (year) with the suffix -lich. The adverbial form meaning “annually” is jährlich.

Declension and usage

The form of jährlich changes according to gender, number, and case. Examples with masculine, feminine, neuter, and plural nouns in common cases:

- Masculine: der jährliche Bericht, den jährlichen Bericht, dem jährlichen Bericht, des jährlichen Berichts

- Feminine: die jährliche Sitzung, der jährlichen Sitzung, der jährlichen Sitzung, der jährlichen Sitzung

- Neuter: das jährliche Problem, das jährliche Problem, dem jährlichen Problem, des jährlichen Problems

- Plural: die jährlichen Berichte, die jährlichen Berichte, den jährlichen Berichten, der jährlichen Berichte

Common phrases

Jährliche noun phrases describe events, payments, or statistics that occur once every year. Examples: ein jährlicher Bericht (a yearly report), jährliche Gebühren (annual fees), das jährliche Einkommen (the annual income). In contrast, the adverbial form, jährlich, is used to describe how often something happens, as in Die Zinszahlungen werden jährlich geleistet (The interest payments are made annually).

Nuances

Jährlich emphasizes the yearly recurrence of a phenomenon or item when used before a noun. It is the typical attributive form after a definite or indefinite article in standard German. The related term jährlich (adverb) is used more for adverbial frequency rather than for modifying a noun directly.

See also

Related terms include the prefix Jahres- used in compound nouns (Jahresbericht, Jahreszeit) to denote year-related concepts, as well as the adverbial form jährlich for actions occurring each year.