► 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:
- 代替案 ⇨ An alternative idea, plan
- 牛肉が無ければ豚肉で代用しても構わない ⇨ You can substitute with pork if you don’t have beef
- 次世代戦闘機 ⇨ Next generation fighter plane
- 新時代の夜明け ⇨ The dawn of a new era
- 現在の教育制度は新時代に対応不能だ ⇨ The current educational system cannot cope with the new era
- 原始時代の日本 ⇨ The prehistoric era of Japan
- 代金は注文時に払わなくてはいけない ⇨ You have to make the payment at the time of order
- 新時代を担う若者達 ⇨ The young people who carry the new era on their backs
- ピーナッツは代表的な酒のおつまみだ ⇨ Peanuts are very common snacks for alcohol drinks
- その病気は現代の医学では治すことは出来ない ⇨ You cannot cure the disease with the today’s medicine
- 若い世代とは意識の差を感じる ⇨ I feel a difference of sensibilities, generation gap, with the younger generation
- 古代エジプト文明 ⇨ The civilization of ancient Egypt
- 開会式に歴代のチャンピオンが勢揃いした ⇨ All the past champions got together for the opening ceremony
- 私と同じ年代の人達 ⇨ People of the same age group, generation, with me
- 現代科学で解明出来ない現象 ⇨ A phenomenon that cannot be explained by the current science