años de fecha
/aɲos de fet͡ʃa/from spelling rules
The phrase años de fecha is the Spanish way to say "date years."
This phrase is used to refer to the specific years associated with a particular date or event.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɲos de fetʃa/
Did you know?
- Spanish differentiates between año for a calendar year and añada when referring to the specific year a wine was produced.
- While fecha refers to a calendar date, the Spanish word cita is used for a 'date' in a romantic or professional context. Using fecha to ask someone out would be nonsensical.
- The word fecha comes from the Latin word facta, which means 'things done'.
Examples in context
- mil novecientos cinco1905
- dos mil dieciocho2018
- mil seiscientos noventa y dos1692
- dos mil diecisiete2017
- treinta y tres mil ochocientos setenta y seis33,876
- El año dos mil diecinueve fue muy importante.The year 2019 was very important.
- La generación del dos milThe generation of the year 2000
Example conversation
Daniel and María are organizing an old photo album.
- DanielMaría, ¿sabes los años de fecha de estas fotos?María, do you know the date years of these photos?
- MaríaCreo que son de los noventa.I think they are from the nineties.
- DanielNo estoy seguro, no tienen años de fecha.I'm not sure, they don't have date years.
- MaríaBusquemos más información en el archivo.Let's look for more information in the archive.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fecha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
