No. 3,494 in Swedish
decennium
A period of ten years; a decade.
In a sentence
Ett decennium består av tio år.
A decade consists of ten years.
In this sentence, 'decennium' is used in its basic form to refer to a time span of ten years.
Under det senaste decenniet har teknologin utvecklats snabbt.
During the last decade, technology has advanced rapidly.
Here, 'decenniet' is used in the definite form to denote a specific period of ten years.
Många viktiga händelser skedde under förra decenniet.
Many important events occurred during the previous decade.
In this example, 'förra decenniet' combines the word in its definite form with an adjective, indicating a specific past decade.
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