No. 850 in Swedish
em
The Swedish word "em" refers to the "European Championship" in sports.
In a sentence
EM står för Europamästerskapen i fotboll.
EM stands for the European Championship in football.
The word 'EM' is an acronym for 'Europamästerskapen', used to refer to sporting events like the European Championship.
Jag ser fram emot EM nästa sommar.
I am looking forward to the European Championship next summer.
Here 'EM' is used as a shorthand for the European sports event, emphasizing anticipation.
Vi såg finalen av EM på TV igår kväll.
We watched the final of the European Championship on TV last night.
In this sentence, 'EM' describes the subject of the televised event being discussed.
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