No. 4,948 in Swedish
boys
"Boys" is not a Swedish word; it is English for male children or young men.
In a sentence
Pojkarna spelar fotboll på planen.
The boys are playing soccer on the field.
In this sentence, 'pojkarna' (the boys) is the subject performing the action of playing football.
Alla pojkar älskar glass.
All boys love ice cream.
Here, 'pojkar' (boys) is used generally to denote a group of male children as the subjects who love ice cream.
Han såg några pojkar som lekte i parken.
He saw some boys playing in the park.
In this case, 'pojkar' (boys) refers to a specific yet undefined group of male children observed by the subject of the sentence.
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