No. 9,207 in Swedish
farfar
Paternal grandfather.
In a sentence
Min farfar berättade alltid historier om sin barndom.
My grandfather always told stories about his childhood.
Here, 'farfar' refers to the speaker's father's father, meaning grandfather in English.
Vi brukade besöka min farfar varje sommar.
We used to visit my grandfather every summer.
Again, 'farfar' refers to the grandfather, specifically the father's father, showing a familial relationship.
Farfar och jag gick på fisketur tillsammans när jag var barn.
Grandfather and I went on fishing trips together when I was a child.
'Farfar' is used directly as the subject, clearly indicating the role of the individual's grandfather on the father's side.
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