No. 520 in Bulgarian
десетки
"Tens" (groups of ten).
In a sentence
Десетки хора се събраха на площада.
Dozens of people gathered in the square.
The word 'десетки' (dozens) is used to express an approximate large number.
Той разреши задачата за десетки минути.
He solved the problem in dozens of minutes.
Here, 'десетки' (dozens) indicates a notably consistent quantity within a specific context, time.
След десетки опити той най-накрая успя.
After dozens of attempts, he finally succeeded.
In this sentence, 'десетки' (dozens) refers to numerous individual trials or efforts within the narrative scope.
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