What is the difference between "ato ichinen" and "ichinen go"?


Both mean "after 1 year" right? Are they the same or a bit different in usage?
When do you use "go" and "ato"? Example : "ato ichinen shitara Nihon ni iku"
and "ichijikan go ni iku". Are they interchangable?




They might be confusing, but:

  * 一年後 いちねんご _ichinen go_ -- one year after(wards); one year later
  * 一年後 いちねんあと _ichinen ato_ -- one year later; one year behind
  * 後一年 あといちねん _ato ichinen_ -- one year remaining; one year to go (until)

(The word あと is written in hiragana more often than not.)

So, there are significant differences between them, though I don't deny they
could be used interchangeably in some situations.




They might be confusing, but:

  * 一年後 いちねんご _ichinen go_ -- one year after(wards); one year later
  * 一年後 いちねんあと _ichinen ato_ -- one year later; one year behind
  * 後一年 あといちねん _ato ichinen_ -- one year remaining; one year to go (until)

(The word あと is written in hiragana more often than not.)

So, there are significant differences between them, though I don't deny they
could be used interchangeably in some situations.

