No. 487 in Swedish

avgörande

Decisive; crucial.

In a sentence

Avgörande beslut måste ofta tas snabbt.
Decisive decisions often need to be made quickly.
The word 'avgörande' in this sentence functions as an adjective, describing the noun 'beslut' (decision) and meaning 'decisive' or 'critical'.
Resultatet av matchen var avgörande för lagets framtid.
The outcome of the match was crucial for the team's future.
Here, 'avgörande' is used as an adjective to imply the crucial nature of the match's result on the team's prospects.
Han gjorde ett avgörande val som påverkade hans liv.
He made a decisive choice that affected his life.
In this case, 'avgörande' modifies the noun 'val' (choice), showing that the choice significantly impacted his life.

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