# die Sekunda

die Sekunda is a German noun meaning “the sixth and seventh class of Gymnasium”. Forms: der Sekunda, die Sekunden.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Sekunda
- Plural: die Sekunden

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ the sixth and seventh class of Gymnasium
2. _Austria · archaic_ the second class of Gymnasium

## Examples

- Eine Minute umfasst sechzig Sekunden. — One minute is sixty seconds.
- Du hast drei Sekunden. — You have three seconds.
- Du hast noch zehn Sekunden zu leben. — You have ten seconds left to live.
- Er kann 100 Meter in zwölf Sekunden laufen. — He can run 100 meters within twelve seconds.
- Tom schloss einige Sekunden die Augen. — Tom closed his eyes for a few seconds.

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