No. 178 in Swedish
enda
"Enda" means "only" or "sole" in English.
In a sentence
Jag är den enda som känner till hemligheten.
I am the only one who knows the secret.
Here, 'enda' is used as an adjective meaning 'only/single/unique' to specify that the speaker is the sole person who knows the secret.
Det är otroligt att detta är det enda exemplet vi har.
It's incredible that this is the only example we have.
In this sentence, 'enda' is used to emphasize that a singular example exists.
Han skrev inte ett enda ord under mötet.
He did not write a single word during the meeting.
Here, 'enda' reinforces the meaning of 'ett ord' to denote a complete lack of any words being written, intensifying the exclusivity of 'single' as in 'not even one.'
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