ai vint ans

Saying Your Age

Level 1

Occitan gives an age with the verb to have.

How It Works

PersonExampleMeaning
ieuAi trenta ans.I am thirty.
tuAs vint ans.You are twenty.
el, elaMaria a quaranta ans.Maria is forty.

Take a form of aver, then the number and ans (years). The verb èsser does not work here: Soi vint ans is a mistake. For one year the noun is singular: Mon fraire a un an.

Ask with aver as well: Quant as d'ans? to a friend and Quant avètz d'ans? to someone you address politely. The d' is de before the vowel of ans.

Examples (4)

  1. Ai trenta ans.

    I am thirty years old.

    Ai is the I form of aver.

  2. Maria a vint ans.

    Maria is twenty years old.

    A is the he or she form.

  3. Quant as d'ans?

    How old are you?

    The usual question, with as for tu.

  4. Mon fraire a un an.

    My brother is one year old.

    One year is un an, in the singular.

Common Mistakes

  • Using èsser for age.

    Soi vint ans.
    Ai vint ans.

    Occitan uses aver for age, so the sentence needs ai.

How It Connects

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ai vint ansLevel 1Saying Your Age

Learn This First

Saying your age uses aver and the numbers, so both come first.

Words in This Pattern

averan