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- Այն տարիներունayn darinerunin those years
“Այն տարիներուն” (ayn darinerun) — in those years in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. The plural 'to whom' form also answers 'when': տարիներուն (darinerun) — in the years. Այն (ayn) points to the far, այս (ays) to the near. In a live sentence: “Այն տարիներուն գիւղին մէջ դպրոց չկար” (ayn darinerun kyughin mech tbrots chgar) — In those years there was no school in the village.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Այն տարիներուն (ayn darinerun) |
| Read in Latin letters | ayn darinerun |
| Translation | in those years |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The plural 'to whom' form also answers 'when': տարիներուն (darinerun) — in the years. Այն (ayn) points to the far, այս (ays) to the near
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “in those years” in Western Armenian?
«Այն տարիներուն» (ayn darinerun), read “ayn darinerun”. In a live sentence: “Այն տարիներուն գիւղին մէջ դպրոց չկար” (ayn darinerun kyughin mech tbrots chgar) — In those years there was no school in the village. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ա, յ, ն, տ, ա, ր, ի, ն, ե, ր, ո, ւ…
How is “Այն տարիներուն” (ayn darinerun) written in Latin letters?
ayn darinerun. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The plural 'to whom' form also answers 'when': տարիներուն (darinerun) — in the years. Այն (ayn) points to the far, այս (ays) to the near. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.