años diferentes
/aɲos difeɾentes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "different years" is translated into Spanish as años diferentes.
The phrase is used to describe years that are not the same as one another. For example, when referring to specific years, you can use structures like el año dos mil for the year 2000 or el año dos mil cinco for 2005. You might also say año mil novecientos ochenta for 1980 or año dos mil doce for 2012. To refer to 1876, you would say el año mil ochocientos setenta y seis, while 1899 can be expressed as el año mil ochocientos noventa y nueve. Other examples include el año mil setecientos sesenta y dos for 1762 and año mil novecientos ochenta y cinco for 1985.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase años diferentes, the adjective diferentes must be plural to agree with the plural noun años.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɲos difeɾentes/
Did you know?
- In romantic or poetic Spanish, people may use the word primaveras (springs) instead of años to refer to the different years of someone's life.
- The plural años is used not only for calendar years but also to state one's age. Instead of saying 'I am 20', a Spanish speaker says tengo veinte años, meaning 'I have twenty years'.
- To avoid automated vulgarity filters in digital text, some Spanish speakers write anio instead of año.
Examples in context
- mil novecientos noventa y dos1992
- Estos proyectos ocurrieron en años diferentes.These projects occurred in different years.
- No son el mismo periodo, son años diferentes.They are not the same period, they are different years.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking about their university degrees.
- MateoTú y yo terminamos en años diferentes.You and I finished in different years.
- SofíaSí, yo terminé hace dos años.Yes, I finished two years ago.
- MateoYo terminé mucho después.I finished much later.
- SofíaNo importa, ya tenemos los títulos.It doesn't matter, we already have the degrees.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
