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Year Yıl Ten British Months Countable Period Time

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front year 
IPA  /jɪə(r)  ; British also jɜː(r)   / noun
Back yıl, takvim yılı
yaş 
Back 2

year (noun)

 /jɪə(r)  ; British also jɜː(r)   / noun
 
12 MONTHS
1 [countable] (also ˈcalendar year )
the period from 1 January to 31 December (365 or 366 days) divided into 12 months or 52 weeks
yıl, takvim yılı
 last year/this year/next year
 The population of the country will be 70 million by the year 2010.
 Interest is paid on this account once a year.
 the year before last/the year after next
 a leap year
artık yıl
 the New Year
 2 [countable]
any period of 12 months, measured from any date
yıl, sene
 It's been several years since I last saw him.
 She worked here for twenty years.
 He left school just over a year ago.
 In a year's time, you'll be old enough to vote.
 3 [countable]
a period of 12 months in connection with schools, the business world, etc.
yıl
 The academic/school year (öğretim yılı) runs from September to July.
 the tax/financial year
IN SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
4 [countable] (especially British)
the level that a particular student is at
sınıf
 My son is in year ten now.
 The first-years do French as a compulsory subject.
 He was a year below me at school.
SB'S AGE
5 [countable, usually plural]
(used in connection with the age of sb/sth) a period of 12 months
yaş
 He's ten years old today.
 a six-year-old daughter
 This car is nearly five years old.
 The company is now in its fifth year.
 note at AGE1
İngilizce'de He's ten veya He's ten years old denir, fakat He's ten years, a ten-years-old boy denmez.
LONG TIME
6 (years)
[plural]
a long time
uzun yıllar
 It happened years ago.
 I haven't seen him for years.
IDIOMS
all year round
for the whole year
yıl boyunca, bütün yıl
 Most of the hotels are open all year round.
donkey's years
(British, informal)
a very long time
yıllardır
 We've known each other for donkey's years.
the turn of the century/year
the time when a new century/year starts
yıl/yüzyıl dönümü
 She was born at the turn of the century.
year after year; year in year out
every year for many years
yıllar boyu
 

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