de tu edad
/de tu edad/from spelling rules
The English phrase "about your age" is translated into Spanish as de tu edad.
This phrase is used to describe someone who is approximately the same age as the person being addressed. In Spanish, age is expressed using the verb tener (to have). To say how old you are, use the structure Tengo + number + años.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the perspective of the phrase by altering the possessive adjective. Use de mi edad to mean "about my age" or de su edad to mean "about his age", "about her age" or "about their age", depending on the context.
How do you pronounce it?
/de tu edad/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word edad shares a Proto-Indo-European root with the English words 'eternity' and 'eon'.
- Using de tu edad instead of de su edad is not just a matter of grammar but of social hierarchy, as the wrong choice can make a speaker sound accidentally disrespectful.
- In some regional dialects, people may use the word años instead of edad to describe being the same age, saying tienes mis años to mean 'you are my age'.
Examples in context
- Tengo veinticinco años.I am 25 years old.
- Tengo treinta años.I am thirty years old.
- Yo tengo cuarenta añosI am forty years old.
- Tengo veintidós.I am twenty-two.
- Yo tengo veintisieteI am twenty-seven.
- Yo tengo treinta y cuatro.I am thirty-four.
- Busco a alguien de tu edad.I am looking for someone about your age.
- Tengo un primo de tu edad.I have a cousin about your age.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking about a new coworker.
- Sofía¿Es nueva la chica de la oficina?Is the girl from the office new?
- JavierSí, es una persona de tu edad.Yes, she is a person about your age.
- SofíaQué bien, ya tenía ganas de conocerla.That's great, I was looking forward to meeting her.
- JavierSeguro que se llevarán muy bien.I'm sure you two will get along very well.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, edad, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
