Korean

Meaning: year
Part of Speech: Noun, Suffix

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Handwriting

年

Example sentences

I lived in Korea for 3 years.
우리는 이 년 동안 사귀었어요.
We dated for two years.
그는 사 년 동안 한국어를 공부했습니다.
He has studied Korean for four years.
십 년 만에 고향에 돌아왔다.
I came back to my hometown after ten years.
그 비밀 문서는 수십 년 만에 드디어 공간되었다.
The secret documents were finally publicly published after several decades.
그 가수는 3년 연속으로 대상을 받았다.
That singer won the grand prize for three consecutive years.
한국은 1945년에 독립했습니다.
Korea became independent in 1945.
그는 십 년이 지났지만 여전히 젊어 보인다.
Even though ten years have passed, he still looks young.
박물관에는 수백 년 된 고서들이 보관되어 있다.
Old books from hundreds of years ago are kept in the museum.
나는 3년 동안 중국어를 공부했다.
I have been studying Chinese for three years.

Usage Notes

A dependent noun used to count years. It is usually preceded by a number.

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