► 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:
- 年少者の就業に関する法律 ⇨ The laws regarding employment of minors
- 両者は裏で密通していた ⇨ The two were secretly connected behind the scene
- 彼は塩分を控えるよう医者に言われた ⇨ He was told by his doctor to reduce sodium intake
- 彼はとんだ浮気者だ ⇨ He is a notorious adulterer
- 彼は無資格で医者をしていた ⇨ He was practicing medicine without qualification
- 被災者の支援 ⇨ Support for disaster victims
- 初心者向きの教材 ⇨ Teaching material for beginners
- 医者は傷を縫った ⇨ The doctor stitched up the wound
- 暴力団が被害者を脅して金を巻き上げた ⇨ The mafia extorted money from the victims
- 震災の犠牲者は千人を超えた ⇨ The victim of the earthquake surpassed 1000
- 容疑者は取調べに対して黙秘した ⇨ The suspect remained silent against investigation
- 国の将来を憂う者達 ⇨ Those who are concerned about the future of the nation
- 極悪の犯罪者 ⇨ The worst criminal
- ヤブ医者 ⇨ A quack doctor
- この大学は多数のノーベル賞受賞者を輩出した ⇨ This university has produced many Nobel laureates