dotzena

This is the 2887th most frequent Catalan word.


dotzena

"Dotzena" means "dozen" in English.


Here, 'dotzena' is used to count a group of twelve objects, specifying a dozen eggs.

He comprat una dotzena d'ous al mercat.

I bought a dozen eggs at the market.


In this sentence, 'dotzena' is used as an ordinal numbering word to denote the twelfth instance in a sequence of weeks.

A la dotzena setmana, vam acabar el projecte.

At the twelfth week, we finished the project.


Here 'dotzena' is used metaphorically to emphasize a quality, in this case, patience, suggesting an abundant or excessive amount.

Ell té dotzena paciència i sempre ajuda els altres.

He has infinite patience and always helps others.