In the languages of my ancestors, for example, if someone was 14 years old, they would be “14 år gammal” in Swedish (14 years old) and “14 Jahre alt” in German (14 years old), but in Italian, they would say “ho 14 anni” (I have 14 years).

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    In my first language (English) a 14-year-old would day “I am 14 years old” which means “I am 14 years old”

    In my distant second language (Spanish) they would say “tengo 14 años” which, like Italian, means “I have 14 years”