tjugo

In a sentence

• Jag har tjugo böcker i min samling.

  I have twenty books in my collection.

  Here, 'tjugo' is used as a numeral to represent the quantity twenty.

• Min bror är tjugo år gammal.

  My brother is twenty years old.

  In this sentence, 'tjugo' specifies the age, meaning twenty years.

• Jag behöver tjugo minuter för att avsluta uppgiften.

  I need twenty minutes to finish the task.

  This usage of 'tjugo' refers to a time duration, meaning twenty minutes.