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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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