Noun
die Dekade
Pronunciation: /deˈkaːdə/
decade (ten years)
C2
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plural Dekaden
Meanings
Noun
- decade (ten years)
- ten days; a third of a month
- decade (set or series of ten units)
Example sentence
In der letzten Dekade hat sich vieles verändert.
In the last decade a lot has changed.
Word forms
singular
die Dekade
plural
die Dekaden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Dekade
Accusativedie Dekade
Dativeder Dekade
Genitiveder Dekade
Plural
Nominativedie Dekaden
Accusativedie Dekaden
Dativeden Dekaden
Genitiveder Dekaden
Usage
- eine Dekade von zehn Jahren — A decade, or period of ten years.
- Dekade in anderen Zusammenhängen — Can also name ten days or a set of ten; context determines the unit.
Die Chronik widmete jeder Dekade ein eigenes Kapitel.
The chronicle devoted a separate chapter to each decade.