No. 81 in Swedish
detta
"This."
In a sentence
Detta är en bok.
This is a book.
Here, 'Detta' is used as a demonstrative pronoun referring to an object being identified, meaning 'this'.
Jag gillar detta förslag.
I like this suggestion.
In this sentence, 'Detta' serves as a demonstrative pronoun to emphasize a specific proposal, substituting for 'this'.
Detta händer ofta.
This happens frequently.
'Detta' functions as a demonstrative pronoun to refer to a general or previously mentioned situation, equivalent to 'this'.
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