No. 237 in Norwegian
sekunder
"Seconds."
In a sentence
Det tok bare noen sekunder å løse oppgaven.
It only took a few seconds to solve the task.
In this sentence, "sekunder" refers to the small measurement unit of time used to express the short duration required to accomplish the task.
Han sjekket sitt ur for å sjekke hvor mange sekunder det var igjen.
He checked his watch to see how many seconds were left.
Here, "sekunder" indicates a precise amount of time remaining, showing its use in timekeeping and exactness.
De telte sekunder sammen mens de ventet på nyttår.
They counted seconds together as they waited for the New Year.
"Sekunder" in this instance is part of a collective activity focused on real-time tracking until a specific event (the New Year).
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