How to say decade in Japanese

Example Sentences

物価bukka はha ここkoko十年間nenkan 着実chakujitsu にni 上がっているagatteiru。: Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.
彼女kanojo がga 彼kare とto 結婚してkekkonshite からkara もうmou十年nen になるninaru。: She has been married to him for a decade now.
セントヘレンズSENTOHERENZU山san がga 爆発bakuhatsu したshita のno はha、ほとんどhotondo１０年nen 前mae、つまりtsumari１９８０年nen のno ５月gogatsu８日のno ことkoto であったdeatta。: It was almost a decade ago, on May 8th, 1980, that Mount St. Helens erupted.
私watashi はha 息子musuko をwo 約yaku十年nen 前mae にni 亡くしたnakushita。: I lost my son about a decade ago.
過去kako十年間nenkan にni 多くooku のno 変化henka をwo 経験keiken してshite きたkita。: We have experienced many changes over the last decade.

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