soixante

In a sentence

• J'ai 60 livres dans ma collection.

  I have 60 books in my collection.

  The word 'soixante' is used as a numerical adjective, describing the quantity of books ('60').

• Il a travaillé depuis soixante jours sans pause.

  He has been working for sixty days without a break.

  'Soixante' specifies the duration in days directly. It functions as a numeral adverbial.

• Les années soixante étaient une période de grands changements.

  The sixties were a period of great changes.

  Here, 'soixante' refers to a specific decade (the 1960s), serving as a cultural or temporal reference.