No. 1,196 in Swedish
fakta
"Fakta" means "facts" in English.
In a sentence
Det är ett fakta att vatten kokar vid 100 grader Celsius.
It is a fact that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Here, 'fakta' is used to refer to a universal and established truth.
Vi måste samla in fakta innan vi kan fatta ett beslut.
We need to gather facts before we can make a decision.
In this context, 'fakta' refers to multiple pieces of verifiable information necessary for decision-making.
Han ställde en fråga som utmanade de etablerade fakta.
He asked a question that challenged the established facts.
Here, 'fakta' is used to denote established information or truth within a certain domain.
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