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How to Say ‘I've been here for two years.’ in French

Je suis ici depuis deux ans.

zhuh swee ee-see duh-PWEE d-uh ahn

[zhuh swee ee-see duh-PWEE d-uh ahn]

Phrase Breakdown

Je suis ici

zhuh swee ee-see

I have been here

With 'depuis', French uses the present tense where English uses 'have been'.

Example

Je suis ici depuis ce matin.

I've been here since this morning.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

suis

[swee]

First person singular present of 'to be'.

Example

Je suis fatigué.

I am tired.

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

depuis deux ans.

duh-PWEE d-uh ahn

for two years.

'Depuis' means 'for' or 'since'. Make the liaison in 'deux ans': 'duh-ZAN'.

Example

Il travaille ici depuis deux ans.

He has worked here for two years.

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-PWEE]

since / for

Used with time expressions to show how long something has been happening.

Example

Depuis trois ans, je développe mon réseau professionnel.

For three years, I have been building my professional network.

deux

[d-uh]

two

The number 2.

Example

Ils sont venus tous les deux.

They both came.

ans

[ahn]

years

A plural time noun used to talk about duration.

Example

Trois ans d'expérience sont demandés pour ce poste.

Three years of experience are required for this position.

Guides for French learners

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