► 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:
- 映画の出演者 ⇨ The cast of a movie
- 狂った独裁者のために戦争に送られて犬死したくない ⇨ I don’t want to be sent to a war and die like a dog, die for nothing, for a crazy dictator
- サーバーが利用者を認証した ⇨ The server authenticated (the identity of) the user
- 私は余程の事がないと医者には行かない ⇨ I don’t go to doctors unless something major happens
- 多くの若者は肉体労働を敬遠している ⇨ Many young people are avoiding physical labor
- 年少者の就業に関する法律 ⇨ The laws regarding employment of minors
- 拙者は加藤権左衛門と申す ⇨ I am Gonzaemon Kato
- 両者に差異は殆ど無い ⇨ There is little difference between the two
- 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
- 現代の若者は豊かな生活を享受している ⇨ Today’s young people enjoy affluent lives
- 害虫駆除業者 ⇨ A pest-control contractor, exterminator
- 彼は先頭の走者を抜き去った ⇨ He overtook the leading runner (and left him in the dust)
- 業者と役人の間に金銭の受け渡しがあった ⇨ There was a handover of money between the contractor and the official
- 作者の魂が込められた作品 ⇨ A work with the soul of the artist inside
- 彼は初心者だけど勘がいい ⇨ He’s a beginner has a natural sense and ability