数週間(すうしゅうかん)

すうしゅうかん
noun
several weeks; a few weeks
time-period
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 words

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

Related Words

Related: 数分(すうふん) (several minutes)
Related: 数時間(すうじかん) (several hours)
Related: 数日(すうじつ) (several days)
Related: 数年(すうねん) (several years)
Compare: しばらく (a while)
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