Breakdown of nen
year
年
Every year, Wi buys a new gun.
Usages of nen
一千 九百 八十 四年 三月 二十 一日 に 生まれました。issen kyuuhyaku hatizyuu yonen sangatu nizyuu itiniti ni umaremasita.
(I) was born on March 21, 1984.
何年nannen
what year
大学 を 卒業して から、 もう 四年 に なった。daigaku wo sotugyousite kara, mou yonen ni natta.
It's already beenbecome 4 years since I graduated from university.
この 橋 は 五年 前 に 出来た。kono hasi ha gonen mae ni dekita.
This bridge was built five years ago.
私 は この 会社 に 十年間 勤めて います。watasi ha kono kaisya ni zyuunenkan tutomete imasu.
I have been working for this company for ten years.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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