Wednesday, October 30, 2019

words - Why use 数年 in あれから10数年?


My question is on 「あれから10数年」. My understanding is that this translates to roughly, "It's been 10 years since then."


The dictionary says「数年」 means "several years" or "a number of years". How does the meaning differ from「あれから10年後」, and why would you use 「数年」when using a specific number?



Answer




あれから10数年




It means 10 plus several years passed. like 14 to 17 years. 10 to 19 years passed. (corrected)



あれから10年後



It means exactly 10 years later.


すう‐ねん【数年】



2、3か5、6ぐらいの年数。




source: デジタル大辞泉


じゅう‐すう〔ジフ‐〕【十数】



[語素]単位を表す語の上に付いたり、助数詞を伴ったりして、それが10以上20未満であることを表す。「―メートル」「―人」



source: デジタル大辞泉


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