No. 13,235 in Swedish
trettiotalet
"The thirties" (referring to the 1930s decade).
In a sentence
På trettiotalet flyttade många familjer till storstäderna.
In the thirties, many families moved to the big cities.
In this sentence, 'trettiotalet' refers to the decade of the 1930s as a period in history.
Antalet besökare var ungefär trettiotalet.
The number of visitors was approximately thirty.
Here, 'trettiotalet' is used to express an approximate number, around thirty.
Han köpte en samling böcker från trettiotalet.
He bought a collection of books from the 1930s.
'Trettiotalet' in this example specifies the decade from which the collection of books originates.
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