Meaning
about ten, ten or so
- about ten, roughly ten
- tens, tens digit
In a sentence
Ho comprato una decina di mele al mercato.
I bought about ten apples at the market.
Nella somma, hai scritto male la decina?
In the addition, did you write the tens wrong?
Non ci sono decine di persone oggi.
There aren't dozens of people today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| decina | feminine · singular |
| decine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use una decina di for approximation: una decina di persone = about ten people. For exactly ten, prefer dieci.
- Decina is feminine: una decina, due decine. After di, the following noun is usually plural: una decina di euro.
- Do not confuse decina with dozzina: dozzina means twelve, though some dictionaries note overlap in older or loose usage.