► 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:
- 思い知ったか、馬鹿者め！ ⇨ Have you learned your lesson, you fool!
- 彼は両者の間の紛争を調停した ⇨ He arbitrated a dispute between the two parties
- 容疑者は麻薬を所持していた ⇨ The suspect had narcotics with him
- 気象学者 ⇨ A meteorologist
- 彼は柔道をやっている猛者だ ⇨ He is a real tough guy doing judo
- 正直者が損をする ⇨ Honest people lose
- 翼を広げようとする若者達 ⇨ Young people who are about to spread their wings
- 保険加入者の求償権 ⇨ The right of an insurance policyholder to request indemnification
- 容疑者は警察の取り調べに対して黙秘を続けている ⇨ The suspect has been refusing to respond to the police questionings
- 海外からの旅行者は空港で検疫される ⇨ Tourists from abroad will be quarantined for disease examination
- 医療関係者 ⇨ The medical industry people
- 容疑者は被害者を殴打した ⇨ The suspect violently beat the victim
- 彼は犯罪者の息子の宿命を負わされた ⇨ He was burdened with a fate as a son of a criminal
- 入場出来るのは許可された者のみだ ⇨ Only those who are authorized can enter
- 失業者の数は年頭の予想を遥かに超えている ⇨ The number of unemployed is far exceeding the projection at the start of the year