LingakuFrequency rank: 4,238. – 4,240.
- how many years; how long
- what year
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- how many years; how long
- what year
This meaning is used when asking about the duration or length of time in years.
This usage is common when inquiring about the specific year in which something occurred or is planned to occur.
Generated collocations (experimental)
なんねん何年もfor many yearsなんねん何年かfor several yearsなんねん何年ご後after how many yearsなんねん何年せい生what grade (in school)ことし今年なんねん何年what year is this yearなんねん何年ぶりafter how many years (since)なんねん何年たってもno matter how many years passなんねん何年たって経ってもeven after many yearsなんねん何年いない以内within how many yearsなん何ねんかん年間for how many years
Example sentences
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It was only after years that my mother told me the truth.
She looked as if she had been sick in bed for years.
She has suffered his ill treatment of her in silence for years.
He had to lead a miserable life for many years.
He had to part from her owing to unavoidable circumstances many years ago.
It took years of saving, but their seagoing vacation come true at last.
We soon recognized each other, although we had not met for years.