Years/Weeks and Relative Time

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GavRo

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• 8 Jan 2010

• #1

Hello, everyone, I just needed some help with something.

To say next year is 来年。To say next week is 来週。I would like to know how I would say the following expressions in Japanese:

1)Year/Week before last
2)Year/Week After Next
3) 3 years from now
4) 3 years ago

Thanks in advance.

 

Toritoribe

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• 8 Jan 2010

• #2

1)Year before last: 一昨年[おととし/いっさくねん]
1)Week before last: 2週間前[にしゅうかんまえ]
2)Year After Next: 再来年[さらいねん]
2)Week After Next: 再来週[さらいしゅう]
3) 3 years from now: 3年後[さんねんご]
4) 3 years ago: 3年前[さんねんまえ]

 

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GavRo

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• 8 Jan 2010

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Thanks a lot, you just saved me a lot of pain.