No. 1,133 in Swedish
folk
"Folk" in Swedish means "people" or "folk."
In a sentence
Folk samlades på torget för att fira högtiden.
People gathered at the square to celebrate the holiday.
Here, 'folk' refers to a group or crowd of people in general.
Folket röstade för att införa nya lagar.
The people voted to implement new laws.
In this example, 'folket' denotes the collective population or citizens of a region or country.
Hon gillar att studera folkkulturer från olika delar av världen.
She likes studying folk cultures from different parts of the world.
Used contextually here, 'folk' in 'folkkulturer' connects to traditional or cultural aspects of various groups of people.
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