Meaning of おいて in 自分がすごく年おいて感じます


Such a simple sentence. So much confusion:

> 自分がすごく年 **おいて** 感じます。  
>  I feel so old!

"I feel so old" is not my own translation. I have two problems (at least) with
this sentence:

  1. What is おいて? I assume it is て形 of おく but that doesn't help me at all.
  2. Why 自分? Perhaps if I understand おいて this will become clear.
  3. Maybe three problems. I'm not at all sure about the 'verb phrase-て感じる' construction. Could you give a couple of simple examples to help me understand this better? 




> 「自分{じぶん}がすごく年{とし}おいて感{かん}じます。」

"I feel so old." is a valid translation of that.

>   1. What is おいて? I assume it is て形 of おく but that doesn't help me at all.
>

The verb used there is 「年老{としお}いる」("to grow old") and not 「おく」("to place,
put").

>   2. Why 自分? Perhaps if I understand おいて this will become clear.
>

「自分{じぶん}」 is very often used to talk about oneself instead of the "actual"
personal pronouns. Recently, I said to a waiter at my favorite restaurant:

「最近{さいきん}、 **自分** の家{いえ}よりも、ここで食事{しょくじ}する回数{かいすう}の方{ほう}が多{おお}いかもしれない。」

= "Recently, I probably eat here more often than (I eat) at home."

You would sound very unnatural if you used 「わたし」, 「ボク」, etc. instead of 「自分」
there.

>   3. Maybe three problems. I'm not at all sure about the 'verb phrase-て感じる'
> construction. Could you give a couple of simple examples to help me
> understand this better?
>

I think others will thank you for asking this. This construct needs some
getting used to.

> 「Verb in て-form + Sensory Verbs」

is the structure here. Being a complete amateur in linguistics or anything
language-related, I am not sure if "sensory verbs" is the correct term. I am
referring to verbs such as 「感じる」、「見える」、「聞こえる」, etc.

「年おい **て感じる** 」 = "to feel (pretty) old"

「５時間{じかん}しか寝{ね}ていないので、今朝{けさ}は疲{つか}れ **て感じる** 。」 = "Because I only slept 5
hours, I feel tired this morning."

「あの人は黒{くろ}い服{ふく}を着{き}るとやせ **て見える** 。」 = "S/he looks slimmer in black clothes."

「この部屋{へや}は音{おと}が響{ひび}い **て聞こえる** 。」 = "In this room, I feel sounds are
echoed."




> 「自分{じぶん}がすごく年{とし}おいて感{かん}じます。」

"I feel so old." is a valid translation of that.

>   1. What is おいて? I assume it is て形 of おく but that doesn't help me at all.
>

The verb used there is 「年老{としお}いる」("to grow old") and not 「おく」("to place,
put").

>   2. Why 自分? Perhaps if I understand おいて this will become clear.
>

「自分{じぶん}」 is very often used to talk about oneself instead of the "actual"
personal pronouns. Recently, I said to a waiter at my favorite restaurant:

「最近{さいきん}、 **自分** の家{いえ}よりも、ここで食事{しょくじ}する回数{かいすう}の方{ほう}が多{おお}いかもしれない。」

= "Recently, I probably eat here more often than (I eat) at home."

You would sound very unnatural if you used 「わたし」, 「ボク」, etc. instead of 「自分」
there.

>   3. Maybe three problems. I'm not at all sure about the 'verb phrase-て感じる'
> construction. Could you give a couple of simple examples to help me
> understand this better?
>

I think others will thank you for asking this. This construct needs some
getting used to.

> 「Verb in て-form + Sensory Verbs」

is the structure here. Being a complete amateur in linguistics or anything
language-related, I am not sure if "sensory verbs" is the correct term. I am
referring to verbs such as 「感じる」、「見える」、「聞こえる」, etc.

「年おい **て感じる** 」 = "to feel (pretty) old"

「５時間{じかん}しか寝{ね}ていないので、今朝{けさ}は疲{つか}れ **て感じる** 。」 = "Because I only slept 5
hours, I feel tired this morning."

「あの人は黒{くろ}い服{ふく}を着{き}るとやせ **て見える** 。」 = "S/he looks slimmer in black clothes."

「この部屋{へや}は音{おと}が響{ひび}い **て聞こえる** 。」 = "In this room, I feel sounds are
echoed."

