► 名詞
代 [(1)だい] meaning: generation rank: 3
☆ 三代目の社長 ⇨ A third-generation CEO
► 接尾辞
代 [(1)だい] meaning: price rank: 1
☆ ホテル代は会社が持つ ⇨ The company will pay for the hotel cost
☆ ガソリン代が二万円掛かった ⇨ The gas cost was ¥20K (☛ Usually one-time purchase price)
More examples:
- この機械は難しい料理も簡単に作れるという素晴らしい代物だ ⇨ This machine is a wonderful stuff that lets you cook difficult dishes easily
- 時代の産物 ⇨ A product of the times
- 日本は欧米のアジア侵略に危機を感じて近代化を始めた ⇨ Japan started its modernization feeling threats from the western invasion of Asia
- 日本の近代法律は欧州の法体系を参考に作られた ⇨ The modern Japanese laws were made using the european law systems as an example
- 新時代の夜明け ⇨ The dawn of a new era
- 考古学者が古代建築の謎を解明した ⇨ An archaeologist solved the mystery of the ancient construction
- 時代の先端を行く技術 ⇨ The technology at the forefront of the time
- 新時代を担う若者達 ⇨ The young people who carry the new era on their backs
- 私は代金を現金で受領した ⇨ I received the payment in cash
- 政界の世代交代が必要だ ⇨ We need a generation change in the politics
- 彼女はオリンピック代表に選ばれた ⇨ She was selected to represent the country for Olympics
- 彼がやっているのを見るともどかしくなって代わりたくなる ⇨ When I watch him do it I get frustrated and feel like doing it myself instead
- 当事国の代表が会合した ⇨ The representatives of the countries involved had a meeting
- ピカソの代表的な作品 ⇨ Picasso’s most significant, well-known, works
- 電気代を払わなくちゃいけない ⇨ I’ve got to pay the electricity bill