tjugotal
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
tjugotal n
- around twenty
- Ett tjugotal människor fick föras till sjukhus
- Around twenty people had to be taken to hospital
- (usually in the definite "tjugotalet") the 20s (especially the 1920s)
Usage notes[edit]
The -tal suffix is only used for even tens in (sense 1).
Declension[edit]
| Declension of tjugotal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjugotal | tjugotalet | tjugotal | tjugotalen |
| Genitive | tjugotals | tjugotalets | tjugotals | tjugotalens |