No. 8,168 in Swedish
amerikanske
"Amerikanske" means "American" (male or masculine form) in Swedish.
In a sentence
Jag såg den amerikanske författaren på TV.
I saw the American author on TV.
Here, 'amerikanske' is an adjective modifying 'författaren' (the author), describing their nationality.
Den amerikanske presidenten höll ett tal igår.
The American president gave a speech yesterday.
In this sentence, 'amerikanske' is used as an attributive adjective describing 'presidenten', indicating their nationality as American.
Vi diskuterade filmen med den amerikanske regissören.
We discussed the movie with the American director.
'Amerikanske' is here a descriptive adjective for 'regissören', specifying that the director is American.
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