No. 1,638 in Swedish
bilen
"The car."
In a sentence
Bilen står på uppfarten.
The car is parked in the driveway.
In this sentence, 'bilen' denotes 'the car', and is the subject performing the verb action of 'standing'.
Jag köpte bilen igår.
I bought the car yesterday.
Here, 'bilen' again refers to 'the car', but it acts as the object of the verb 'köpte' (bought), showing possession.
Kvinnan som äger bilen är här.
The woman who owns the car is here.
In this example, 'bilen' ('the car') is used within a subordinate clause ('som äger bilen') to indicate ownership related to 'the woman'.
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