Using a/desde/hasta + age in Spanish

We can express at what age, since what age or until what age something happens by using: a/desde/hasta + age respectively.

A + age in Spanish

When expressing at what age someone did/has done something we can use:

For example:

A los + age is a shorter and more colloquial than saying cuando tenía + age, but they mean exactly the same thing.

Desde + age in Spanish

When expressing since what age someone did/has done/has been doing something we can use:

For example:

Hasta + age in Spanish

Equally, when expressing until what age someone did/has done/has been doing something we can also use:

Note that you need the article "los" in front of the age.

It is also possible to omit the word "años" and retain same meaning. But be careful if you drop the word "años" because it could sound as if you were talking about a specific decade depending on the context. Look at this example which can have two interpretations:

You can also combine desde and hasta. For example:

Desde los + age [años] is a shorter and more colloquial alternative to the longer desde que + [verb] that expresses the same idea.  Compare:

with:

See also:

• Using desde que / hasta que (since/until) with Spanish indicative and subjunctive (subordinate time clauses)
• Using desde (hace) with the present instead of the perfect tense to express since/for