No. 1,636 in Swedish
barn
Child.
In a sentence
Barnen leker i parken.
The children are playing in the park.
In this sentence, 'barnen' refers to 'children,' which is the plural form of 'barn.' Swedish uses suffixes to indicate plural forms.
Jag har ett barn som älskar att läsa böcker.
I have a child who loves reading books.
Here, 'barn' is singular and refers to 'a child.' The word 'ett' before 'barn' denotes it as an indefinite singular noun.
Det är viktigt att stötta barnens utveckling.
It is important to support the children's development.
In this sentence, 'barnens' indicates the possessive plural form of 'children.' The suffix '-ens' shows possession.
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