No. 232 in Swedish
bolag
"Bolag" means "company" or "corporation" in English.
In a sentence
Bolaget grundades år 1900 och har vuxit sedan dess.
The company was founded in 1900 and has grown since then.
Here, 'bolag' is used to refer to a company or a business entity.
Vi besökte Systembolaget för att köpa några flaskor vin.
We visited the Systembolaget to buy some bottles of wine.
In this sentence, 'Systembolaget' denotes the government-owned chain of liquor stores in Sweden, showing its use as a proper noun.
De vill starta ett nytt bolag som specialiserar sig på miljövänliga produkter.
They want to start a new company specializing in environmentally friendly products.
Here, 'bolag' is mentioned to describe a business or enterprise being planned.
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