året

In a sentence

• Året har varit väldigt bra hittills.

  The year has been very good so far.

  Here, 'året' is used as a subject noun referring to a specific period of twelve months starting from January.

• Under årets början, planerade vi vårt arbete.

  At the beginning of the year, we planned our work.

  In this sentence, 'året' is used with a possessive 's' to specify the time period characteristic related to 'beginning'.

• Årets väder har varit ovanligt varmt för Sverige.

  This year's weather has been unusually warm for Sweden.

  Here, 'året' functions as part of a possessive construction indicating belonging or association to the year.