No. 1,642 in Swedish
claes
"Claes" is a Swedish male given name.
In a sentence
Jag träffade Claes i parken igår.
I met Claes in the park yesterday.
In this context, 'Claes' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Claes är en mycket gammal form av namnet Nikolaus.
Claes is a very old form of the name Nikolaus.
Here, 'Claes' is used as a subject and refers to a historical linguistic form of the name Nikolaus.
Butiken är känd för sina exklusiva Claes-designade möbler.
The shop is known for its exclusive Claes-designed furniture.
In this sentence, 'Claes' is used as an adjective to describe the origin or designer of the furniture.
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