No. 1,814 in Swedish

galet

"Crazy" or "insanely" (used to describe something extreme or absurd).

In a sentence

Det är helt galet hur snabbt tiden går.
It's completely crazy how fast time flies.
In this sentence, 'galet' is used to express a sense of amazement or disbelief about how quickly time passes.
Du beter dig galet när du är stressad.
You act crazily when you're stressed.
Here, 'galet' describes someone's behavior as irrational or erratic.
Den här filmen var bara galet bra.
This movie was just crazily good.
In this context, 'galet' is utilized to intensify the adjective 'good' to express an exceptionally positive opinion about the movie.

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