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translation problem
by arvivlx » Thu 11.05.2009 6:24 am
i'm reading a nice story and i came across this sentence:
女の子は、十二、三歳ぐらいでした。
well, i know it's said that the girl is about the age of something, but i dont understand the meaning of this 12 in the middle and the 3 before her age. some help would be nice.
女の子は、十二、三歳ぐらいでした。
well, i know it's said that the girl is about the age of something, but i dont understand the meaning of this 12 in the middle and the 3 before her age. some help would be nice.
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Re: translation problem
by magamo » Thu 11.05.2009 6:47 am
I just means she was around 12~13. 十二、三歳 is pronounced じゅうにさんさい, meaning 12~13 (year old).
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Re: translation problem
by keatonatron » Thu 11.05.2009 10:00 pm
(It's a shortening of 十二、十三歳: "She was twelve, thirteen years old")
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