No. 3,438 in Swedish
black
In Swedish, "black" means "ink."
In a sentence
Jag har en svart katt.
I have a black cat.
Here, 'svart' is used as an adjective to describe the color of the noun 'katt' (cat).
På natten är himlen alltid svart.
At night, the sky is always black.
In this sentence, 'svart' is used as an adjective to describe the state or color of the noun 'himlen' (sky) during nighttime conditions.
Hon har en svart klänning på sig.
She is wearing a black dress.
'Svart' functions as an adjective describing the color of the noun 'klänning' (dress).
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