No. 2,836 in Swedish

ankara

"Ankara" in Swedish means "strict" or "rigorous."

In a sentence

Hans ankars beslut ledde till en viktig förändring.
His strict decision led to an important change.
In this sentence, 'ankara' is used as an adjective to describe 'beslut' (decision), meaning 'strict'.
Läraren var ganska ankars med uppgifterna.
The teacher was quite stringent with the tasks.
Here, 'ankara' describes the teacher's approach to the tasks as being rigorous or stringent.
Det ankars klimatet krävde bättre förberedelser.
The harsh climate required better preparations.
The term 'ankara' in this sentence characterizes the climate as 'harsh' or 'severe'.

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