数すう年ねん

noun

several years; a few years

Refers to an unspecified small number of years, typically more than two but not many. Common in both spoken and written Japanese.

• 彼かれは数すう年ねん前まえに日本にほんへ来きました。

  He came to Japan a few years ago.

• このプロジェクトは数すう年ねんかかるだろう。

  This project will probably take several years.