die Neunziger
Translation
the nineties, the 90s
Examples
In den Neunzigern war die Musik anders.
In the nineties, the music was different.
Er wurde in den frühen Neunzigern geboren.
He was born in the early nineties.
Grammar Patterns
in the nineties In the nineties, people used pagers.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Neunzigerjahre; Other decades: Achtziger (eighties), Siebziger (seventies)
Etymology
From the German word 'neunzig' (ninety). The '-er' suffix denotes a period or group related to that number.
Memory Tips
Think of the number 'neunzig' (90) and add '-er' to refer to the decade, just like 'nineties' in English.