No. 8,126 in Swedish
afton
Evening.
In a sentence
Om kvällen möttes de i parken för att samtala och njuta av aftonen.
In the evening, they met in the park to converse and enjoy the evening.
"Aftonen" is used here in the definite form to describe the specific evening they are referring to.
På julafton samlas familjen för att fira högtiden med mat och presenter.
On Christmas Eve, the family gathers to celebrate the holiday with food and gifts.
"Julafton" incorporates "afton" as part of a compound word indicating a specific celebratory evening, in this case, Christmas Eve.
Hon sjöng en vacker sång vid aftonens början.
She sang a beautiful song at the beginning of the evening.
"Aftonens" is used in the genitive form to denote relation to the start of the evening.
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