What is “days”? … Rather, “days” means a year… This teaches that a virgin is given twelve months from the time the husband claims her, to prepare herself.
On the daf / in context: The phrase “days or a decade” is interpreted as a full year of preparation granted to a betrothed virgin before the wedding.
Type of Learning
Custom (Bavli — twelve-month preparation for a virgin)
What Is Learned
A betrothed virgin is allotted twelve months to prepare herself before entering the chuppah; the language “days or a decade” supplies the source.