No. 5,268 in Swedish

east

The Swedish word "öst" means "east" in English.

In a sentence

Solen går upp i öster.
The sun rises in the east.
Here 'öster' is used as a location indicating the eastern direction.
De reste österut för att utforska nya områden.
They traveled eastward to explore new regions.
In this sentence, 'österut' is used as an adverb describing the direction of the travel towards the east.
Staden ligger öster om floden.
The city is located east of the river.
'öster om' is used as a prepositional phrase specifying the city's location relative to the river.

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