No. 31 in Swedish
andra
"Andra" means "others," "second," or "another" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Det är viktigt att respektera andra människors åsikter.
It is important to respect other people's opinions.
In this sentence, 'andra' is used as an adjective meaning 'other', modifying the noun 'människors' (people's).
Den första boken var intressant, men den andra var ännu bättre.
The first book was interesting, but the second one was even better.
Here, 'andra' acts as a numerical ordinal meaning 'second', describing its position following 'den första' (the first).
Efter att ha vilat kom hon tillbaka med förnyad energi för att ge det ett andra försök.
After resting, she returned with renewed energy to give it a second attempt.
In this case, 'andra' is part of the phrase 'ett andra försök' (a second attempt), used to specify another try or iteration.
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