No. 577 in Norwegian
tusenvis
"Thousands" or "thousands of."
In a sentence
'Det finnes tusenvis av stjerner på himmelen.'
'There are thousands of stars in the sky.'
The word 'tusenvis' here is used to indicate a large, approximate quantity of items—in this case, stars.
'Tusenvis av mennesker deltok i demonstrasjonen.'
'Thousands of people participated in the protest.'
In this sentence, 'tusenvis' conveys a significant number of participants, emphasizing the scale of the event.
'Jeg har tusenvis av minner fra denne byen.'
'I have thousands of memories from this city.'
Here, 'tusenvis' expresses an extensive but unspecified count of experiences, highlighting their abundance.
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