zehnjährige

"Zehnjährige" is a German noun that refers to a person who is ten years old. The term is derived from the combination of the cardinal number "zehn" (ten) and the suffix "-jährige," which is commonly used in German to denote the age of a person. This suffix can be applied to any cardinal number to indicate age, such as "dreizehnjährige" for a thirteen-year-old or "fünfundzwanzigjährige" for a twenty-five-year-old.

In German, the term "zehnjährige" is typically used in a formal or official context, such as in legal documents, educational records, or official communications. It is less commonly used in everyday conversation, where people might simply refer to a ten-year-old as "ein Zehnjähriger" or "eine Zehnjährige," depending on the gender of the individual.

The term "zehnjährige" is also used in a broader sense to refer to a ten-year period or a ten-year-old thing, such as a "zehnjähriges Jubiläum" (a ten-year anniversary) or a "zehnjähriges Bauwerk" (a ten-year-old building). In this context, the suffix "-jährig" is used to indicate the duration of a period or the age of an object.