grow older in German can be: alter (verb) or altern (verb).
(present: ich altere, du alterst, er/sie/es altert)
(past: alterte, ist gealtert)
- age, grow older, get old
- älter werden
- altern
- veralten
Example:
- Die Bäume alterten schnell.
- Er altert mit Würde.
- Die Technologie altert rasch.
(present: ich altere, du alterst, er/sie/es altert)
(past: alterte, ist gealtert)
- to age, to get old, to grow old
- älter werden
- in die Jahre kommen
- veralten
Example:
- Menschen altern.
- Das Holz altert.
- Technologien altern schnell.
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