No. 319 in Italian
settimane
"Settimane" means "weeks" in English.
In a sentence
Le prossime tre settimane saranno intense.
The next three weeks will be intense.
In this sentence, 'settimane' is used as the plural form of 'settimana', meaning 'weeks'. It counts time spans.
Sono passate due settimane dal nostro ultimo incontro.
Two weeks have passed since our last meeting.
Here, 'settimane' again refers to the time frame indicating that two weeks have elapsed.
Queste settimane d'autunno sono particolarmente piacevoli.
These autumn weeks are particularly pleasant.
In this instance, 'settimane' describes specific weeks in a season, emphasizing their characteristics.
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