No. 10,712 in Swedish
kvartalen
"Kvartalen" means "the quarter" (a three-month period).
In a sentence
Första kvartalen av året är alltid hektiskt.
The first quarter of the year is always busy.
In this sentence, 'kvartalen' is used to denote a specific quarter of the year, referring to a three-month period.
Kvartalen vi diskuterade innefattar viktiga ekonomiska beslut.
The quarters we discussed include important economic decisions.
Here, 'kvartalen' refers to plural 'quarters', signifying multiple three-month periods related to economic decisions.
Jag tycker att sista kvartalen var mer produktiva än tidigare.
I think the last quarters were more productive than earlier ones.
In this context, 'kvartalen' indicates the recent quarters in a sequence, highlighting comparative productivity.
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