No. 342 in Czech
desítky
"Tens" (as in groups of ten or multiple tens).
In a sentence
Na náměstí se shromáždily desítky lidí.
Tens of people gathered in the square.
Here, 'desítky' signifies an approximate quantity numbering in the tens.
Knihy ležely na stole v desítkách.
The books lay on the table in tens.
In this case, 'desítky' refers to the act of organizing or grouping items in quantities of tens.
Podle zpráv byly zničeny desítky budov.
According to the reports, tens of buildings were destroyed.
Again, 'desítky' is used to represent an approximate number, emphasizing devastation's scale.
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