No. 344 in Norwegian
årets
"Årets" means "of the year" in English.
In a sentence
Årets julefeiring blir en koselig sammenkomst.
This year's Christmas celebration will be a cozy gathering.
Here, 'årets' is used as a possessive form to denote something related to 'this year' (in this case, 'julefeiring' meaning Christmas celebration).
Vi vant årets pris for beste film.
We won this year's award for best movie.
In this sentence, 'årets' specifies that the award being referred to is the one given in the current year, linked with 'pris' (award).
Årets modell av bilen er betydelig forbedret.
This year's model of the car is significantly improved.
Here, 'årets' is used to indicate that the 'modell' (model) of the car is from the current year, showing association to the year.
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