Meaning of 年取った(としとった) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 年取った

Kana Reading としとった

Romaji toshitotta

Parts of speech

noun or verb acting prenominally

Meaning

aged

Examples of 年取った, としとった in a sentence

彼らは年取った人に大変親切です。

They are kind to old people.
年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
年取ったからといって、まだまだ丸くはなりたくないね！

I don't want to use aging as an excuse to go soft in the middle.

Related Kanji

取 JLPT 3

8 strokes

take, fetch, take up

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

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年 JLPT 5

6 strokes

year, counter for years

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi: とし

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