Meaning
decade
In a sentence
In un decennio la città è cambiata molto.
In a decade, the city has changed a lot.
Quanto dura un decennio, dieci anni esatti?
How long is a decade, exactly ten years?
Non vedevo Luca da quasi un decennio.
I hadn't seen Luca for almost a decade.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| decennio | masculine · singular |
| decenni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use decennio for a ten-year span; use anni Dieci, anni Novanta, etc. for named decades like the 2010s or 1990s.
- Often used with a specific article or modifier: nel decennio successivo, nell'ultimo decennio, over the last/next decade.
- More neutral and formal than ten years in many contexts; common in history, economics, and journalism.