2014年12月16日 · *a two years old whisky (wrong) The whisky was two years old. Note. We can also use the term two year old as a nominal phrase. We can use it like a noun.: I have two children: a two year old and a three year old. Notice that we use the attributive adjective here because we mean: a two year old child. Hope this is helpful!

X year old is a phrase that can be either an adjective, noun or a construct of the verb to be . When used as an adjective the correct thing to say is year old. A ten-year-old boy is sitting on the couch. When used as a verb construct it must agree with the noun in terms of quantity. The boy is sitting on the couch is 10 years old.

Yes, it's rough getting old. Say, how old are you, anyway? Me? I'm at 44. In this context, the person is giving their age as though they are telling where they are in long race: I'm at Mile 13; I'm halfway done with my marathon. It's not a common usage, but it's not an incorrect one, either. Still, you are correct to say that the word at is not ...

While in the second sentence it is years old "Ace Grit is 16 years old." I can't give you a full reason as to why this is the case, maybe someone else can, however the general rule to follow would be: If the age (XX) is being used as an adjective before the noun (YY), the correct phrase is "he is an XX year old YY."

2020年1月29日 · two years > two years' time. In two years' time, criteria for enrolling into university are going to be quite different. The linked question asks how to insert "day or two" into the following sentence: I'll be there in a _____ time. Again, we can start without "time": I'll be there in a day or two. Following the above "rule" we get:

2016年5月17日 · When used as an ordinary adjective, that is, preceding the noun as part of the subject or part of the object, you use "28-year-old", singular, with hyphens. Examples: "Bob is 28 years old." "My 28-year-old brother Bob is coming to visit." Possibly confusing case: "Bob is …

2022年7月14日 · [I]n Latin we find sum, esse, fui 'be' to express age (see fuit in (19)), whereas in Italian, which is a descendant of Latin, only AVERE 'have' is used, e.g. ho trenta anni (I-have thirty years) 'I'm thirty years old'. No wonder that English has enjoyed a similar competition; in Middle English not infrequently the structure with HAVEN is ...

2023年3月8日 · The English language has several terms for children between the ages of birth and 4 years, including newborn, infant, baby, and toddler. These terms are often used interchangeably for various ages of young children and may mean different things to different people. Thus the age range during which 'baby' is appropriate is a matter of opinion.

2021年4月30日 · @FumbleFingers - Given that (a) the OP has already explained in an earlier question that their native language uses different words for 'greater than or equal to' and 'greater than'; (b) the OP has already postulated a hunch that the expression "under 8" would not include 8-year-olds, and (c) a dictionary may list upwards of almost 20 definitions for the preposition …

2022年6月3日 · There's two issues here. One is the use of "year old" vs "years old" vs "x-year-old". The other, which appears to be the question you intended, is whether the rules change when using the number 0 rather than higher numbers. When we use multiple words together an an adjective, we hyphenate them, so only "x-year-old" or "x-years-old" are possible.