► 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:
- 破産債権者 ⇨ A creditor in a bankruptcy
- 記者は秘密の情報を入手した ⇨ The journalist obtained secret information
- どなたか医者か看護師の方はいますか？ ⇨ Is there anybody who is a doctor or nurse?
- 彼は記者会見で爆弾発言をした ⇨ He dropped a bomb, made an explosive comment, at the press conference
- パトカーが容疑者を追跡した ⇨ A police car chased the suspect
- 彼女は有名なオーケストラの指揮者だ ⇨ She is a famous orchestra conductor
- 医者は傷を縫った ⇨ The doctor stitched up the wound
- 店の権利は第三者に渡った ⇨ The right of the store was transferred to a third party
- 拙者は加藤権左衛門と申す ⇨ I am Gonzaemon Kato
- 実力で彼に並ぶ者はいない ⇨ Nobody is on the same level with him in ability. He is peerless
- 最近この病気の患者数の増加が見られる ⇨ Recently the increase of the number of patients of this disease has been observed
- 政治家と業者の間で金銭の授受が有った ⇨ There was an exchange of money between the politician and contractor
- 彼は模範的な若者だ ⇨ He is an exemplary young man
- 彼は新製品の専任開発者だ ⇨ He is a dedicated developing engineer for the new product
- 彼は時代劇で荒くれ者をよく演じる ⇨ He often plays tough guys in period dramas