No. 8,522 in Swedish
bestämda
"Bestämda" means "determined" or "definite" in English.
In a sentence
De bestämda eleverna arbetade hårt för att uppnå sina mål.
The determined students worked hard to achieve their goals.
In this sentence, 'bestämda' is used as an adjective to describe the students as decisive or determined.
Läraren talade om de bestämda artiklarna i grammatiklektionen.
The teacher talked about the definite articles in the grammar lesson.
Here, 'bestämda' is used to refer to 'definite', specifically relating to articles.
Han gick direkt till det bestämda mötesrummet.
He went straight to the designated meeting room.
In this example, 'bestämda' is used to mean 'designated' or 'pre-determined' regarding the location of the meeting room.
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