No. 5,384 in Swedish
ex
Former partner.
In a sentence
Min ex var väldigt snäll och hjälpsam.
My ex was very kind and helpful.
Here, 'ex' is used to refer to a former partner in a relationship.
Vi använde en gammal ex från förra året för det nya projektet.
We used an old example from last year for the new project.
In this sentence, 'ex' is short for 'exempel', meaning 'example', commonly used in informal contexts.
Exempelvis kan vi använda den här metoden.
For example, we can use this method.
Here, 'exempelvis' incorporates 'ex' implicitly within the word to denote 'for example'.
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