スウネン – Vocabulary details

スウネン

Meanings

Noun

1. several years; a few years

Alt. forms

数すう年ねん

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スウネン

Pitch accent

ス

ウネン

Composed of

スウ

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

ネン

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

Used in vocabulary (4 in total)

スウネンマエ

a few years ago; some years back

スウネンゴ

a few years later

スウネンカン

several years

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Examples (12 in total)

すうねんスウネンが過すぎ去さった。

Several years went by.

ここすうねんスウネン、タバコは吸すってないよ。

I haven't smoked in several years.

園えん芸げいがここすうねんスウネン、流りゅう行こうしています。

Gardening has been popular for some years.

ここすうねんスウネンで事じ故この数かずは増ふえた。

The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.

そういえばここすうねんスウネンガムかんでないな。

Come to think of it, I haven't chewed gum in years.

彼かれはすうねんスウネンで非ひ常じょうに英えい語ごに熟じゅく達たつした。

He got very proficient in English in a few years.

ここすうねんスウネン、出しゅっ生しょう率りつは低てい下かし続つづけるだろう。

The birthrate will continue to decline for years to come.

大たい気きの質しつは過か去こすうねんスウネンにおいて悪あっ化かした。

Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.

私わたしはすうねんスウネンしたら再ふたたび日に本ほんを訪おとずれることになるでしょう。

I'll be visiting Japan again in a few years.

彼かれは故こ郷きょうの村むらに帰かえって、そこで最さい後ごのすうねんスウネンを過すごした。

He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.

ここすうねんスウネンにわたって彼かれらの製せい品ひんの質しつは落おちてきた。

The quality of their products has gone down over the years.

２１世せい紀きはほんのすうねんスウネンで始はじまる。