decade
/ˈdekeɪd/noun
उच्चारण डेकेड
दशक, दस वर्ष की अवधि
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a period of ten years
दशक, दस वर्ष की अवधि
- Prices have doubled in the last decade.
- the first decade of the century
- The city has changed greatly over the past decade.
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- She has worked here for nearly a decade.
- The nineties was a decade of rapid change in India.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a decade of + noun
Use it to measure a period of ten years of an activity or a state.
किसी गतिविधि या स्थिति के दस वर्षों की अवधि को नापने के लिए इसका प्रयोग होता है।
- The company has had a decade of growth.
- A decade of war left the country poor.
in the last/past decade / over the past decade
With a measured period up to now, the present perfect is the usual tense.
अब तक की मापी हुई अवधि के साथ सामान्यतः present perfect आता है।
- Mobile use has doubled in the last decade.
- Prices have risen sharply over the past decade.
the 1990s = the last decade of the century
A decade can also refer to a named set of years, which uses 'the' and an -s on the year.
Decade किसी नामित दशक के लिए भी आता है, जिसमें 'the' और वर्ष पर -s लगता है।
- Liberalisation began in the early 1990s.
- In the 1980s, television reached most homes.
decades (plural) = a very long time
In the plural it often means many years, with 'for decades' or 'decades ago'.
बहुवचन में यह प्रायः बहुत वर्षों का बोध कराता है, जैसे 'for decades' या 'decades ago'।
- The bridge was built decades ago.
- She has taught here for decades.
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adjective + decade
lastpastnextfirstfinallost
- The next decade will be crucial for the economy.
preposition + decade
in awithin aover afor aduring the
- Within a decade the village had electricity and roads.
verb + decade
span amark acelebrate acomplete aspend a
- His career spans more than four decades.
decade + of + noun
of changeof peaceof neglectof reform
- The nation entered a decade of reform.
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- Radhika has worked at the same school for a decade.
राधिका एक दशक से उसी विद्यालय में काम कर रही है।
- Over the past decade, digital payments have spread to small towns.
पिछले दशक में डिजिटल भुगतान छोटे कस्बों तक फैल गया है।
- The film is set in the 1970s.
फ़िल्म 1970 के दशक में आधारित है।
- It took nearly a decade to build the dam.
बाँध बनने में लगभग एक दशक लग गया।
- The old temple has stood here for many decades.
पुराना मंदिर यहाँ कई दशकों से खड़ा है।
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✗ He is working here since a decade.
✓ He has been working here for a decade.
'For' goes with a length of time, and the tense must be present perfect continuous.
समय की अवधि के साथ 'for' लगता है और काल present perfect continuous होना चाहिए।
✗ In the 1990, the country opened its markets.
✓ In the 1990s, the country opened its markets.
A decade needs the plural -s on the year.
दशक के लिए वर्ष पर बहुवचन -s लगाना ज़रूरी है।
✗ A decade means a period of ten year.
✓ A decade means a period of ten years.
After a number above one, the noun is plural.
एक से बड़ी संख्या के बाद noun बहुवचन होता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
Learn the time words: decade (10 years), century (100), millennium (1,000), fortnight (14 days), biennial (every two years), centenary (100th anniversary).
समय से जुड़े शब्द याद रखिए: decade (10 वर्ष), century (100), millennium (1,000), fortnight (14 दिन), biennial (हर दो साल में), centenary (सौवीं वर्षगाँठ)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A period of ten years.
'दस वर्ष की अवधि' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।