No. 5,237 in Swedish
drive
"Drive" in Swedish means "drift" or "propel," often used for driving, operating machinery, or running processes.
In a sentence
Jag ska köra bilen till affären.
I will drive the car to the store.
Here, 'köra' is used as a verb meaning 'to drive a vehicle.'
Han drevs av en stark vilja att lyckas.
He was driven by a strong desire to succeed.
In this sentence, 'drevs' is a form of the verb 'driva,' metaphorically meaning 'to be motivated or pushed forward.'
Vi startade ett initiativ för att driva förändring i samhället.
We started an initiative to drive change in society.
'Driva' here is used as a verb implying causing or leading change or actions.
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