No. 296 in Swedish
familjen
"The family."
In a sentence
Familjen bor i ett rött hus på landet.
The family lives in a red house in the countryside.
Here, 'familjen' is used as a definite singular form to denote 'the family', a specific group of people living together.
Jag träffade hela familjen igår.
I met the whole family yesterday.
In this sentence, 'familjen' also refers to 'the family' but in the context of meeting all its members.
Det var familjen som bestämde att flytta.
It was the family who decided to move.
Here, 'familjen' refers to 'the family' specifically focusing on their collective decision-making as a unit.
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