No. 4,807 in Swedish
banca
"Banca" in Swedish means "to hammer" or "to knock."
In a sentence
Hon satte sig på bänken i parken.
She sat down on the bench in the park.
In this sentence, 'bänken' (bench) refers to a physical seat, illustrating its noun usage related to furniture.
Bänkens trä var lackerat och skinande.
The wood of the bench was lacquered and shiny.
Here, 'bänkens' shows possession, indicating that the wood belongs to the bench. It demonstrates the genitive form, which is used to express ownership or association.
De bänkade sig framför TV:n för att se filmen.
They seated themselves in front of the TV to watch the movie.
In this usage, 'bänkade sig' (seated themselves) is a reflective verb derived from 'bänk', indicating the action of sitting or putting oneself in a seated position.
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