二年間(にねんかん)

にねんかん
noun
two years; for two years; period of two years
1. two years; period of two years
A duration of two years. The 間(かん) suffix emphasizes a continuous span of time, distinguishing this from 二年(にねん) which can also mean 'second year.'
二年間(にねんかん)頑張(がんば)った。
I worked hard for two years.
彼(かれ)は二年間(にねんかん)この会社(かいしゃ)で働(はたら)いた。
He worked at this company for two years.
修士(しゅうし)課程(かてい)は二年間(にねんかん)で、修了(しゅうりょう)には論文(ろんぶん)の提出(ていしゅつ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
A master's program is two years long, and completion requires submitting a thesis.

Adds the duration suffix 間(かん) to 二年(にねん), making the meaning unambiguously 'for two years' rather than 'second year.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 二年間(にねんかん)の経験(けいけん): two years of experience
  • 二年間(にねんかん)続(つづ)ける: to continue for two years
  • 二年間(にねんかん)の留学(りゅうがく): a two-year study-abroad period

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 二年(にねん): two years; second year — shorter form, can be ambiguous between duration and ordinal
  • 二年生(にねんせい): second-year student — ordinal, not duration
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