数すう年ねん前まえ

Meanings

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adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

a few years ago; some years back

Refers to an unspecified time several years in the past. Can be used adverbially or with の to modify a noun.

数すう年ねん前まえにこの町まちに引ひっ越こしてきました。
I moved to this town a few years ago.
それは数すう年ねん前まえの出で来き事ごとです。
That is an event from a few years ago.

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Usage patterns

数すう年ねん前まえに〈動どう詞し〉to do something a few years ago
数すう年ねん前まえにこの町まちに引ひっ越こしてきた。
I moved to this town a few years ago.
数すう年ねん前まえから〈動どう詞し〉to have been doing something since a few years ago
数すう年ねん前まえから日本にほん語ごを勉べん強きょうしている。
I've been studying Japanese for a few years now.
数すう年ねん前まえの〈物もの〉a thing from a few years ago
数すう年ねん前まえの写しゃ真しんを整せい理りしていた。
I was sorting through photos from a few years ago.