Talking about siblings.

Jacky WSat, 11 Feb 2012 23:01:57 -0600
Hi I was wondering if anyone can help me. I came across these words and I'm not sure what they mean.

Does this mean I have 1 brother older than me? Or does it mean he is 1 year older than me?
兄は僕より一つ上

Same with this one here...I'm not too sure if it means 3 younger sisters or a younger sister thats younger than me by 3 years.
妹は僕より三つ下
コッドTue, 14 Feb 2012 07:52:16 -0600
Not sure if the sentence is quite correct, but if it is, then it definitely states that your brother is 1 year older than you. (counters such as: "一つ, 二つ、三つ..." are only used for objects).

Same goes for the the second sentence. Your sister is 3 years younger than you are.
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