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the Nth year (since something began)
Ordinal counter attaching to a number plus 年 to mark the Nth year since something started, such as a job, a marriage, or any ongoing situation.
今年で三年目だ。
This year is my third year.
入社五年目に昇進した。
I was promoted in my fifth year at the company.
結婚十年目の記念に、家族で旅行に出かけた。
To mark our tenth year of marriage, our family went on a trip together.
Combines a counter (年 years) with the ordinal suffix 目 (Nth). The counted year is inclusive: 一年目 is the first year, not the year after the first.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 入社三年目: third year at the company
- 結婚十年目: tenth year of marriage
- 留学二年目: second year of study abroad
- 創業百年目: hundredth year since founding
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 年間: a span of N years (duration) — 三年間 "for three years"
- 年後: N years later — 三年後 "three years from now"