No. 2,349 in Swedish
dyra
"Dyra" means "expensive" in English.
In a sentence
De har köpt dyra smycken inför festen.
They have purchased expensive jewelry for the party.
Here, 'dyra' is an adjective describing 'smycken', indicating that the jewelry is costly.
Att restauranger kan vara så dyra är verkligen förvånande.
That restaurants can be so expensive is truly surprising.
In this sentence, 'dyra' is used nominally to denote the general concept of expense, emphasizing the costliness of restaurants.
De undviker att köpa dyra saker för att spara pengar.
They avoid buying expensive things to save money.
'Dyra' functions to describe 'saker', identifying the types of things, specifically that they are costly.
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