He is about 40 years old. When did he start being my apprentice? Maybe when he was 18, 19 or 20. I think he was not 20 yet. (Is he 45 now?) Yes, he is over 40 now. He had not been 20 when he started being my apprentice. He has been my apprentice for a long time and now he is over 40. | Example sentence

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Translation

He is about 40 years old. When did he start being my apprentice? Maybe when he was 18, 19 or 20. I think he was not 20 yet. (Is he 45 now?) Yes, he is over 40 now. He had not been 20 when he started being my apprentice. He has been my apprentice for a long time and now he is over 40.

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age‧forty／／to begin, to start; to open‧subordinate‧twenty‧ten; 10‧eight; 8‧ten; 10‧nine‧twenty∩less than／／forty‧more than／／twenty‧less than‧ten; 10‧eight; 8‧subordinate‧to think; to ponder‧ten; 10‧eight; 8／／that; that person; that place; that thing‧long; distant; far‧now; today; at the moment‧forty‧‧above; more than‧forty‧

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