すうねんまえ
Suunenmae
数年前 (Suunenmae) is a Japanese adverb meaning “a few years ago, some years back”.
Meanings
- adverb, adjectival nouna few years ago; some years back
Examples
彼は数年前に死んだ。
He died some years since.
父は数年前に仕事から退職した。
My father retired from his job several years ago.
母は数年前からフランス語を習っています。
My mother has been learning French for several years.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).