die Sechziger
Translation
the sixties, the 1960s
Examples
In den Sechzigern war die Mode sehr bunt.
In the sixties, fashion was very colourful.
Die Band wurde in den Sechzigern berühmt.
The band became famous in the sixties.
Grammar Patterns
((in+3)) in the sixties In the sixties, people listened to rock music.
((from+3)) from the sixties The film is from the sixties.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Sechzigerjahre; Other decades: Fünfziger (fifties), Siebziger (seventies)
Etymology
From the number 'sechzig' (sixty) plus the suffix '-er', used to denote decades or age groups.
Memory Tips
For the decade, it's always plural ('die Sechziger'). Think of the English 'the sixties'. It's often used with 'in den Sechzigern' (in the sixties).