三年(さんねん)

さんねん
noun
three years
1. three years
A period of three years, or the third year in a sequence.
三年(さんねん)前(まえ)に引(ひ)っ越(こ)した。
I moved three years ago.
日本(にほん)に来(き)てから三年(さんねん)になる。
It's been three years since I came to Japan.
この計画(けいかく)は完成(かんせい)まで三年(さんねん)かかった。
This project took three years to complete.

COUNTING YEARS:
Years are counted with 年(ねん): 一年(いちねん), 二年(にねん), 三年(さんねん). Can indicate either a duration (three years) or an ordinal position (third year, e.g., in school).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 三年(さんねん)前(まえ) (three years ago)
  • 三年(さんねん)後(ご) (three years later)
  • 三年(さんねん)間(かん) (for a period of three years)
  • 三年生(さんねんせい) (third-year student)
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