No. 5 in Swedish

det

"Det" in Swedish means "it" or "that" in English.

In a sentence

Det är kallt idag.
It is cold today.
Here, 'det' is used as a subject pronoun to introduce the statement about the weather.
Kan du ge det till mig?
Can you give it to me?
In this context, 'det' is used as an object pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.
Det verkar som om hon inte kommer.
It seems as though she is not coming.
Here, 'det' is an expletive subject used in an impersonal expression to introduce the statement.

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