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年です

be ... years old

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be ... years old 年です can describe someone's age, often with a number or expressions such as 同じ年です (be the same age). Depending on context, 年です can also refer to a year or indicate that someone is old enough for something.
JA: 私は今年二十歳になる年です。
EN: I’m at the age when I’ll turn 20 this year.

ジョンは私の弟と同じ年です。

John is the same age as my younger brother.

彼はちょうど私と同じ年です。

He’s exactly the same age as me.

その少年は私の弟と同じ年です。

That boy is the same age as my younger brother.

ナオキはカオリと同じ年です。

Naoki is the same age as Kaori.

私はもう自立できる年です。

I'm old enough to be independent now.

彼はほぼ私の年です。

He's about my age.

ホワイトさんは私とほぼ同じ年です。

White is about the same age as me.

戦争にいく前の年です

It was the year before he went to war.

— 東京物語 (1953)