No. 5,538 in Swedish
författarna
"Författarna" means "the authors" in English.
In a sentence
Författarna har skrivit flera böcker om historia.
The authors have written several books on history.
In this sentence, the word 'författarna' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to the people who wrote the books.
Jag träffade författarna på bokmässan i år.
I met the authors at the book fair this year.
Here, 'författarna' is the object of the verb 'träffade,' representing the people whom the speaker met.
Bokhandeln har en sektion med böcker från författarna.
The bookstore has a section with books from the authors.
In this instance, 'författarna' is used in a possessive sense, indicating the origin or creators of the books.
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