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Swedish frequency list

No. 5,190 in Swedish

der

"Der" in Swedish means "there."

In a sentence

  • Hunden sprang över gatan, och där hittade den sitt ben.

    The dog ran across the street, and there it found its bone.

    Here, 'där' is used as an adverb meaning 'there', indicating a specific location.

  • Jag undrar vad der handlar om i filmen.

    I wonder what it is about in the movie.

    In this context, 'der' is employed as a word in Swedish to introduce a clause, potentially reflecting German influence as 'der' usually is considered a German word.

  • Där är boken du letade efter.

    There is the book you were searching for.

    In this usage, 'där' once again serves as an adverb meaning 'there', pointing to the location of the mentioned item.

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