► 名詞
者 [(2)もの] [liter] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ 彼に逆らう者は誰もいない ⇨ There is no one who rebels against him
☆ 持てる者と持たざる者 ⇨ Those who have and those who don’t. The haves and the have-nots
☆ 最近の若い者 ⇨ Young people these days (☛ Sounds a little old-fashioned)
☆ 村の者は全員知っている ⇨ I know all the villagers, everybody in the village (☛ Sounds a little old-fashioned)
► 接尾辞
者 [しゃ] meaning: person rank: 1
☆ 企業の管理者のための教育ビデオ ⇨ An educational video for corporate managers (☛ There is no clear rule for when to use 者 instead of 人(にん))
☆ 彼がこの車の主任設計者だ ⇨ He is the chief designer of this car (☛ There is no clear rule for when to use 者 instead of 人(にん))
More examples:
- 容疑者は犯行を認めた ⇨ The suspect acknowledged his criminal act
- 行方不明の登山者は数日分の食料しか携行していない ⇨ The missing climbers carry only a few days worth of food
- 彼は見栄えはしないが実は物凄い切れ者だ ⇨ He doesn’t look the part, but is actually super sharp
- 前途洋々の若者 (ぜんとようよう) ⇨ A young person with a bright future
- 極論者は馬鹿に出来ない ⇨ You cannot treat extremists as trivial. They are dangerous
- その国は独裁者の支配下にある ⇨ The country is under the rule of the dictator
- 医者は患部を切開した ⇨ The doctor cut open the affected area
- 負傷者は病院に搬送された ⇨ The injured were transported to hospitals
- 彼は大変な頑固者だ ⇨ He is a very stubborn person
- この通りは日曜日は歩行者天国になる ⇨ This street becomes a pedestrian paradise, no-car zone, on Sundays
- 彼は偏屈者だから付き合い切れない ⇨ I cannot deal with him because he is so difficult, narrow-minded
- 若者の政治への無関心 ⇨ Political apathy among youth
- 保険加入者の求償権 ⇨ The right of an insurance policyholder to request indemnification
- 彼は指導者の器ではない ⇨ He is not a man of the caliber to be a leader
- 記者会見で彼女は大統領の声明を読み上げた ⇨ She read the president’s statement (aloud) in the presser