No. 5,447 in Swedish
finske
"Finske" is the definite form of "finsk," meaning "the Finnish" or "the Finn" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Han talade med den finske mannen.
He spoke with the Finnish man.
The word 'finske' is used here as an adjective describing the nationality of the man he spoke with.
Vi besökte den finske författaren på hans boklansering.
We visited the Finnish author at his book release.
In this sentence, 'finske' is attached to 'författaren' to specify that the author is Finnish.
Den finske ambassadören höll ett tal vid konferensen.
The Finnish ambassador gave a speech at the conference.
Here, 'finske' modifies 'ambassadören,' indicating the ambassador's Finnish nationality.
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