No. 340 in Swedish
anders
In Swedish, "anders" means "different" or "otherwise."
In a sentence
Kan vi hitta någon som ser annorlunda ut, kanske lite mer Anders?
Can we find someone who looks different, maybe a bit more like Anders?
Here, 'Anders' is used as a proper noun, a name.
Det är viktigt att förstå andras perspektiv.
It is important to understand others' perspectives.
In this sentence, 'andras' is the genitive form of 'andra,' meaning 'others'.
Jag trodde att hon skulle välja något annat än detta.
I thought she would choose something different than this.
'Anders' in the nominative case can mean 'different' or 'other.'
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