No. 5,304 in Swedish
el
Electricity.
In a sentence
Jag behöver el för att ladda min telefon.
I need electricity to charge my phone.
Here, 'el' refers to electrical energy as a resource necessary for powering devices.
Elbilen är ett miljövänligt alternativ till bensinbilar.
The electric car is an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline cars.
In this sentence, 'el' is part of 'elbilen' (electric car), indicating a connection to electricity as the car’s power source.
Vi såg elledningar vid järnvägen.
We saw power lines near the railway.
This sentence uses 'el' as part of 'elledningar' (power lines), describing cables that transmit electricity.
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