数週間(すうしゅうかん)

すうしゅうかん
noun
several weeks; a few weeks
1. several weeks; a few weeks
An indefinite number of weeks, typically implying somewhere between two and five or six weeks.
数週間(すうしゅうかん)前(まえ)に届(とど)いた。
It arrived a few weeks ago.
回復(かいふく)には数週間(すうしゅうかん)かかる。
Recovery will take several weeks.
数週間(すうしゅうかん)後(ご)に結果(けっか)が届(とど)くはずです。
The results should arrive in a few weeks.

A common time expression using the prefix 数(すう) (several) with the time counter 週間(しゅうかん) (weeks).

RELATED TIME EXPRESSIONS:

  • 数分(すうふん): several minutes
  • 数時間(すうじかん): several hours
  • 数日(すうじつ): several days
  • 数ヶ月(すうかげつ): several months
  • 数年(すうねん): several years

USAGE:
The prefix 数(すう) is vague by design, useful when you do not want to specify an exact number. It can be used with most counters.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 何週間(なんしゅうかん)か: some weeks — slightly more vague
  • 二、三週間(にさんしゅうかん): two or three weeks — more specific range
  • しばらく: a while — even vaguer, not tied to weeks
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