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Learn Japanese: 〜kan - duration suffix

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/Using 〜間 to indicate duration
/〜kan

〜kan

Word

〜間かん〜kan

Meaning

duration suffix

Part of speech

suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Using 〜間 to indicate duration

Breakdown of 〜kan

The sun appears between the gate doors at a regular interval.

Usages of 〜kan

三さん十じゅっ分ぷん間かん　かかります。sanzyuppunkan kakarimasu.

It takes 30 minutes.

私わたしたち　は　二に時じ間かん　十じゅっ分ぷん　テレビ　を　見みました。watasitati ha nizikan zyuppun terebi wo mimasita.

We watched TV for two hours and ten minutes.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

一いち時じ間かん　食たべました。itizikan tabemasita.

I ate for one hour.

四よ時じ間かん半はん　かかりました。yozikanhan kakarimasita.

It took four and a half hours.

一いっ週しゅう間かん　ぐらい　かかりました。issyuukan gurai kakarimasita.

It took about a week.

何なん時じ間かんnanzikan

何なん年ねん間かん　ここ　で　働はたらいて　います　か。nannenkan koko de hataraite imasu ka.

For how many years have you worked here?

あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ぐらい　かかります。

あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ごろ　かかります。

ano eiga ha, nizikan gurai kakarimasu.
ano eiga ha, nizikan goro kakarimasu.

That movie takes about two hours.

私わたし　は　この　会かい社しゃ　に　十じゅう年ねん間かん　勤つとめて　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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