数年前

several years ago

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several years ago 数年 means “several years,” and 前 means “before” or “ago.”
JA: 数年前にこの町へ引っ越しました。
EN: I moved to this town several years ago.

彼に会う数年前の事柄だ

It was something that happened several years before I met him.

— オッペンハイマー (2023)

数年前、リューウォナー人がここに来ました。

A few years ago, the Ryu-Wonari people came here.

数年前のおれには畑がすべてちっぽけな畑がおれの世界だった

A few years ago, the fields were everything to me. Those little fields were my world.

— 海の上のピアニスト (1998)

トムとは数年前からの知り合いだよ。

I've known Tom for several years.

数年前それですでに指を骨折していた

A few years ago, I had already broken my finger doing that.

— 落下の解剖学 (2023)

数年前は東京に住んでいたが、今は京都に住んでいる。

I lived in Tokyo a few years ago, but now I live in Kyoto.

もう数年前の話だろ

That was a few years ago, wasn’t it?

— アメリカン・ギャングスター (2007)

数年前から日本語で日記を付けてきたの。

I've been keeping a diary in Japanese for the past few years.

トムは数年前までオーストラリアに住んでいた。

Tom lived in Australia until a few years ago.

母は数年前からフランス語を習っています。

My mother has been learning French for several years.

そのにおいが数年前の夜の思い出を呼び起こした。

That smell brought back memories of a night from several years ago.

彼女とは数年前から口をきく間柄ではない。

I haven't spoken to her in several years.