| صيغ مركبة |
| academic year n | (annual teaching period) | سنة أكاديمية، سنة مدرسية |
| | The academic year begins in September. |
| all-year adj | (lasting the whole year) | طوال السنة |
| | The school board is considering switching to all-year school, with staggered summer vacations. |
| calendar year n | (365 days: 1 January to 31 December) | سنة ميلادية أو شمسية |
| | This ticket must be used within one calendar year. |
| every year adv | (annually) | كل سنة، سنوياً |
| | We celebrate Christmas every year. |
| fifty year old, fifty-year-old n | (person who is fifty years in age) | شخص في الخمسين من العمر |
| ملاحظة: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| fiscal year n | (12-month financial calendar) | سنة مالية |
| | Our accounting system uses October as the first month of our fiscal year. |
| | The president of the company was happy to report record profits during the fiscal year. |
| four-year term n | (official period of four years) | فترة أربع سنوات |
| | In the United States, the President serves a four-year term, and can be re-elected once, for a total of eight years. |
| freshman year n | US (first year at college) | سنة أولى في الكلية |
| | My freshman year of college I partied too much and got bad grades. |
| gap year n | (school-leaver's one-year break) | انقطاع عن المدرسة لمدة سنة |
| | We offer paid placements for students in their gap year. |
| | I'm not sure how I want to spend my gap year. |
| last year n | (year prior to this one) | السنة الماضية |
| | We went on a three-week trip the Europe last year. This year we're staying home. . |
| last year adv | (in the year prior to this one) | في السنة الماضية، قبل سنة |
| | Last year I went on holiday to Italy. |
| leap year n | (year in which February has 29 days) | سنة كبيسة يكون عدد أيام شهر شباط/ فبراير فيها 29 يوماً |
| | Leap year always falls in even years. |
| lunar year n | (12 lunar months) | سنة قمرية |
| | The Islamic calendar is one based on lunar years. |
| new year, new-year n | (period: start of the year) | سنة جديدة، عام جديد |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The new year starts on the 1st of January. |
| new year, new-year n | (event: celebration of the start of a year) | احتفال السنة الجديدة |
| | Happy New Year! |
| next year adv | (during the year after this one) | في العام التالي |
| | We hope to see you again next year. |
| quarter year n | (3 months) | ربع سنة (ثلاثة أشهر) |
| repeat a year v | informal (retake a year of study) | يعيد دراسة السنة |
| | Mark failed his exams so he'll have to repeat a year in college. |
| school year n | (academic year: autumn to summer) | العام الدراسي |
| | The 2009-2010 school year began on August 25. |
| solar year n | (period of 365 days) | سنة شمسية(365 يوم) |
| this year adv | (during the current year) | خلال السنة الحالية |
| | They have decided to get married this year. |
| time of year n | (season) | الموسم |
| | It's been very cold for the time of year. |
| vintage year n | (particularly fine year for wine) | سنة جيدة للنبيذ |
| | 1984 was a vintage year for French champagne. |
| year after year adv | (every year) | سنوياً، سنة تلو الأخرى |
| | His Christmas parties seem to fail year after year. |
| | Year after year, I say I will quit smoking and I never do. |
| year in, year out adv | (every year) | كل سنة |
| | It sometimes becomes tiring doing the same thing year in, year out. |
| year round, year-round adj | (lasting all year) | دائم طوال السنة |
| | Most students resist plans to implement year-round schooling. |
| year to date n | (previous 12 months) | منذ بداية السنة |
| | The year to date return is 12%. |
| | How much tax have you already paid in the year to date? |
