No. 8,121 in Swedish
affärerna
"The stores" or "the businesses."
In a sentence
Jag besökte affärerna igår för att handla.
I visited the stores yesterday to shop.
The word 'affärerna' here is in its plural form meaning 'the stores', indicating a group of shops or marketplaces.
Affärerna har längre öppettider på helgerna.
The stores have extended opening hours on weekends.
In this sentence, 'affärerna' refers to stores, and the context implies their operational hours as a group.
Om affärerna inte är öppna, kan vi köpa online.
If the stores are not open, we can buy online.
Here, 'affärerna' is again used in plural form, referring to brick-and-mortar stores collectively.
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