年をとっている
Use としをとっている as an adjective for ‘old’ which describe people.
English | Kana | Kana + Kanji | Romaji | Romaji (with space) |
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old (describing people) | としをとっている | 年をとっている | toshiwo totteiru | to shi wo / to t te i ru |
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がんばる子
‘old’ for objects is ふるい(古い) which is not used to describe people.
English | Kana | Kana + Kanji | Romaji | Romaji (with space) |
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old (describing object) | ふるい | 古い | furui | fu ru i |
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れい
English | My teacher is old. |
Kana | わたしの せんせい は とし を とっています。 |
Kana + Kanji | 私の 先生 は 年 を とっています。 |
Romaji | watashino sensei wa toshi wo totteimasu |
Romaji (with space) | wa ta shi no / se n se i / wa / to shi / wo / to t te i ma su |
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There are other words that you can use to describe old people.
They are all nouns.
- ねんぱい(年配)
- おとしより(お年寄り)
- こうれいしゃ(高齢者)
English | Kana | Kana + Kanji | Romaji | Romaji (with space) |
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old (describing people) | ねんぱい | 年配 | nenpai | ne n pa i |
old (describing people) | おとしより | お年寄り | otoshiyori | o to shi yo ri |
old (describing people) | こうれいしゃ | 高齢者 | koureisha | ko u re i sha |
Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.
がんばる子
Add の方(かた)after each of them to say ‘old people’ politely.
English | Kana | Kana + Kanji | Romaji | Romaji (with space) |
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old people | ねんぱいのかた | 年配の方 | nenpai no kata | ne n pa i / no / ka ta |
old people | おとしよりのかた | お年寄りの方 | otoshiyori no kata | o to shi yo ri / no / ka ta |
old people | こうれいしゃのかた | 高齢者の方 | koureisha no kata | ko u re i sha / no / ka ta |
Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.
れい
English | Be kind to old people. |
Kana | ねんぱい の かた に しんせつ に しよう。 |
Kana + Kanji | 年配 の 方 に 親切 に しよう。 |
Romaji | nenpai no kata ni shinsetsu ni shiyou |
Romaji (with space) | ne n pa i / no / ka ta / ni / shi n se tsu / ni / shi yo u |
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古い
You can actually use ふるい(古い)to describe people,
but in that case it means ‘out of date‘.
れい
English | My teacher is out of date. |
Kana | わたしの せんせい は ふるい です。 |
Kana + Kanji | 私の 先生 は 古い です。 |
Romaji | watashino sensei wa furui desu |
Romaji (with space) | wa ta shi no / se n se i / wa / fu ru i / de su |
Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.
せんせい
This sentence tells that the way the teacher thinks is out of date.
So, the sentence below is also fine to say.
かんがえ means ‘thinking’.
れい
English | How my teacher thinks is old-fashioned. |
Kana | わたしの せんせい は かんがえ が ふるい です。 |
Kana + Kanji | 私の 先生 は 考え が 古い です。 |
Romaji | watashino sensei wa kangae ga furui desu |
Romaji (with space) | wa ta shi no / se n se i / wa / ka n ga e / ga / fu ru i / de su |
Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.