No. 2,810 in Swedish
öster
"Öster" means "east" in English.
In a sentence
Solen går upp i öster.
The sun rises in the east.
The word 'öster' here indicates a cardinal direction, specifically 'east', used to describe where the sun rises.
Vi åkte österut för att besöka en vän.
We traveled eastwards to visit a friend.
The word 'öster' forms part of the adverb 'österut', referring to the direction towards the east, used to describe movement.
Staden ligger öster om floden.
The city is situated east of the river.
In this sentence, 'öster' is used as a spatial relation, 'east of', to locate the city in terms of its relative position to the river.
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