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Can the 歳 counter be used for architecture, furniture etc to tell its age?
What is the counter used for doors?What counter words are used by animals for humans?Why is this [二番目]に・ばん・め counter used for a person?What's the counter for episodes?What's the counter for seasons?Counter for islands?Counter for ordinal dates?What is the counter for coins?What is the counter for languagesWhat is the counter for kingdoms?
While I understand that the 歳 counter is used to indicate ages of people and animals, I was wondering if it could be used to also talk about ages of inanimate things like architecture or furniture.
For example,
sentence: That castle is more than 500 years old.
According to me, it should translate to:
あの しろう わ ５００さい より おい です
(which is: Ano shirou wa 500-sai yori oi desu)
However, the answer I get from google translate is:
あの城は500年以上前です。
(which is: Ano shiro wa 500-nen ijō maedesu.)
I am completely new to the Japanese language and this has completely confused me. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out please.
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While I understand that the 歳 counter is used to indicate ages of people and animals, I was wondering if it could be used to also talk about ages of inanimate things like architecture or furniture.
For example,
sentence: That castle is more than 500 years old.
According to me, it should translate to:
あの しろう わ ５００さい より おい です
(which is: Ano shirou wa 500-sai yori oi desu)
However, the answer I get from google translate is:
あの城は500年以上前です。
(which is: Ano shiro wa 500-nen ijō maedesu.)
I am completely new to the Japanese language and this has completely confused me. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out please.
counters
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"Castle" is しろ, not しろう. The particle is は and not わ even though it is pronounced わ. It is おおい and not おい.
– l'électeur
16 mins ago
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While I understand that the 歳 counter is used to indicate ages of people and animals, I was wondering if it could be used to also talk about ages of inanimate things like architecture or furniture.
For example,
sentence: That castle is more than 500 years old.
According to me, it should translate to:
あの しろう わ ５００さい より おい です
(which is: Ano shirou wa 500-sai yori oi desu)
However, the answer I get from google translate is:
あの城は500年以上前です。
(which is: Ano shiro wa 500-nen ijō maedesu.)
I am completely new to the Japanese language and this has completely confused me. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out please.
counters
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While I understand that the 歳 counter is used to indicate ages of people and animals, I was wondering if it could be used to also talk about ages of inanimate things like architecture or furniture.
For example,
sentence: That castle is more than 500 years old.
According to me, it should translate to:
あの しろう わ ５００さい より おい です
(which is: Ano shirou wa 500-sai yori oi desu)
However, the answer I get from google translate is:
あの城は500年以上前です。
(which is: Ano shiro wa 500-nen ijō maedesu.)
I am completely new to the Japanese language and this has completely confused me. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out please.
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"Castle" is しろ, not しろう. The particle is は and not わ even though it is pronounced わ. It is おおい and not おい.
– l'électeur
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"Castle" is しろ, not しろう. The particle is は and not わ even though it is pronounced わ. It is おおい and not おい.
– l'électeur
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"Castle" is しろ, not しろう. The particle is は and not わ even though it is pronounced わ. It is おおい and not おい.
– l'électeur
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"Castle" is しろ, not しろう. The particle is は and not わ even though it is pronounced わ. It is おおい and not おい.
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As you said, 「N 歳」 is reserved for humans and other animals. For other objects, it is not used except for when one personifies them humorously (or for other literary effects).
For buildings, by far the most common phrase would be:
「築ちく N 年ねん」
We would normally say:
「あの城しろは築５００年以上ねんいじょうです。」
It is not correct or natural to say:
「あの城は500年以上前です。」
DO NOT trust Google Translate. To use 「N 年以上前ねんいじょうまえ」 correctly, you need to use a real verb as in:
「あの城が建たてられたのは500年以上前です。」
"It was over 500 years ago when that castle was built."
Moving on to furniture..
For furniture, a very common way to indicate the age is to use:
「N 年物ねんもの」
as in:
「２０年物のイス」、「７０年物のタンス」, etc.
Or you could use "explanatory" phrases such as:
「このイスは２０年前に作つくられました。」,
「これは７０年前に作られたタンスです。」, etc.
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As you said, 「N 歳」 is reserved for humans and other animals. For other objects, it is not used except for when one personifies them humorously (or for other literary effects).
For buildings, by far the most common phrase would be:
「築ちく N 年ねん」
We would normally say:
「あの城しろは築５００年以上ねんいじょうです。」
It is not correct or natural to say:
「あの城は500年以上前です。」
DO NOT trust Google Translate. To use 「N 年以上前ねんいじょうまえ」 correctly, you need to use a real verb as in:
「あの城が建たてられたのは500年以上前です。」
"It was over 500 years ago when that castle was built."
Moving on to furniture..
For furniture, a very common way to indicate the age is to use:
「N 年物ねんもの」
as in:
「２０年物のイス」、「７０年物のタンス」, etc.
Or you could use "explanatory" phrases such as:
「このイスは２０年前に作つくられました。」,
「これは７０年前に作られたタンスです。」, etc.
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As you said, 「N 歳」 is reserved for humans and other animals. For other objects, it is not used except for when one personifies them humorously (or for other literary effects).
For buildings, by far the most common phrase would be:
「築ちく N 年ねん」
We would normally say:
「あの城しろは築５００年以上ねんいじょうです。」
It is not correct or natural to say:
「あの城は500年以上前です。」
DO NOT trust Google Translate. To use 「N 年以上前ねんいじょうまえ」 correctly, you need to use a real verb as in:
「あの城が建たてられたのは500年以上前です。」
"It was over 500 years ago when that castle was built."
Moving on to furniture..
For furniture, a very common way to indicate the age is to use:
「N 年物ねんもの」
as in:
「２０年物のイス」、「７０年物のタンス」, etc.
Or you could use "explanatory" phrases such as:
「このイスは２０年前に作つくられました。」,
「これは７０年前に作られたタンスです。」, etc.
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As you said, 「N 歳」 is reserved for humans and other animals. For other objects, it is not used except for when one personifies them humorously (or for other literary effects).
For buildings, by far the most common phrase would be:
「築ちく N 年ねん」
We would normally say:
「あの城しろは築５００年以上ねんいじょうです。」
It is not correct or natural to say:
「あの城は500年以上前です。」
DO NOT trust Google Translate. To use 「N 年以上前ねんいじょうまえ」 correctly, you need to use a real verb as in:
「あの城が建たてられたのは500年以上前です。」
"It was over 500 years ago when that castle was built."
Moving on to furniture..
For furniture, a very common way to indicate the age is to use:
「N 年物ねんもの」
as in:
「２０年物のイス」、「７０年物のタンス」, etc.
Or you could use "explanatory" phrases such as:
「このイスは２０年前に作つくられました。」,
「これは７０年前に作られたタンスです。」, etc.
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As you said, 「N 歳」 is reserved for humans and other animals. For other objects, it is not used except for when one personifies them humorously (or for other literary effects).
For buildings, by far the most common phrase would be:
「築ちく N 年ねん」
We would normally say:
「あの城しろは築５００年以上ねんいじょうです。」
It is not correct or natural to say:
「あの城は500年以上前です。」
DO NOT trust Google Translate. To use 「N 年以上前ねんいじょうまえ」 correctly, you need to use a real verb as in:
「あの城が建たてられたのは500年以上前です。」
"It was over 500 years ago when that castle was built."
Moving on to furniture..
For furniture, a very common way to indicate the age is to use:
「N 年物ねんもの」
as in:
「２０年物のイス」、「７０年物のタンス」, etc.
Or you could use "explanatory" phrases such as:
「このイスは２０年前に作つくられました。」,
「これは７０年前に作られたタンスです。」, etc.
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"Castle" is しろ, not しろう. The particle is は and not わ even though it is pronounced わ. It is おおい and not おい.
– l'électeur
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