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09-27-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by StueyT View Post
I've just posted something to Facebook in Japanese, complaining about my body still feeling like a complete wreck 2 days after playing football/soccer and how I used to be able to play every single day in my teens without any problem. One of my friends (Japanese native) posted back 'ハハ。年だね'. From the context, I assume it would mean something along the lines of 'because you're getting old, aren't you' or literally 'It's the years, isn't it', but could anyone clarify?

Muchos ta
"It's your age." = "You're getting old."

「年(とし)」 means "age" here. Writte also as 「歳」.


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