Jugendlicher

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German

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Etymology

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Substantivization of jugendlich (youthful).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːɡəntlɪçɐ/, [ˈjuːɡəntlɪçɐ], [ˈjuːɡŋ̩tlɪçɐ] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːŋklɪçɐ/ (casual speech)
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  • Hyphenation: Ju‧gend‧li‧cher

Noun

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Jugendlicher m (adjectival, definite nominative der Jugendliche, genitive (des) Jugendlichen, plural Jugendliche, definite plural die Jugendlichen, feminine Jugendliche)

  1. youth, teenager, adolescent (male or of unspecified gender)

Usage notes

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  • In German law a Jugendlicher is a person between 14 and 17 years of age. In colloquial usage it has a somewhat broader range and may reach, roughly, from 11 to 20 years.

Declension

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Noun

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Jugendlicher f

  1. inflection of Jugendliche:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

Further reading

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