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
Talking about siblings.
jwongch
February 11, 2012
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February 14, 2012
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.
risa-rocket-japanese-tutor
November 23, 2013
Hello Jackyさん、
As コッドさん explained:
兄は僕より一つ上 means my brother is one year older but we would normally say:
兄は僕より一歳年上です。
歳＝さい （Counter for age)
年上＝としうえ （Phrase for older in age)
Same for the 2nd example:
妹は僕より三歳年下です。
年下＝としした （Phrase for younger in age)
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