This is the 9215th most frequent Swedish word.
fasen
"Fasen" in Swedish means "the phase" or "the stage."
Here, 'fasen' is used to mean 'phase', referring to a specific stage in a process or development.
Under den första fasen av projektet samlade vi idéer.
During the first phase of the project, we gathered ideas.
In this sentence, 'fasen' again means 'phase', used to inquire about a starting stage of an activity or task.
Vilken fasen ska vi börja med?
Which phase should we start with?
Here, 'fasen' is used colloquially, akin to an exclamation expressing surprise or emphasis, not related to its formal meaning as 'phase'.