No. 2,336 in Swedish
decenniet
"The decade."
In a sentence
Under decenniet har teknologi utvecklats drastiskt.
During the decade, technology has evolved drastically.
'Decenniet' is used as a subject indicating a specific ten-year period during which significant events or developments occurred.
Framgångarna under det senaste decenniet har inspirerat många.
The successes during the past decade have inspired many.
Here, 'det senaste decenniet' serves as a reference to the immediate past ten-year period, indicating a specific interval.
Vi planerar aktiviteter för att fira decenniets slut.
We are planning activities to celebrate the end of the decade.
'Decenniets' in the possessive form denotes something related to the ten-year period it is describing, such as its ending.
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