何年か

several years

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several years Refers to an unspecified number of years; depending on context, it can mean several years in the past or future.
JA: 日本に何年か住んでいました。
EN: I lived in Japan for several years.

オーストラリアで何年か働いてたんでしょ?

You worked in Australia for a few years, right?

何年か

A few years.

— Carandiru (2003)

ここ何年か、同級生たちと泳ぎに行ったことだってある。

I've even gone swimming with my classmates a few times over the past few years.

彼らはスペインに何年か住んだ。

They lived in Spain for several years.

何年かしたら、その考えが間違っていたって思うかもよ。

In a few years, you might realize that you were wrong.

ここ何年か、彼らと話をしてない

I haven't spoken to them in several years.

— アメリカン・ギャングスター (2007)

個人の買い手たちは、何年かたつと、取れるものを取って満足するようになった。

After a few years, individual buyers grew content to take whatever they could get.

会ったのは…和彦さんが病気で亡くなって何年かしてから

We met... a few years after Kazuhiko died of an illness.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)