No. 402 in Swedish
gammal
Old.
In a sentence
Jag har en gammal bok.
I have an old book.
In this sentence, 'gammal' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'bok' (book), specifying its age or state as old.
Hon sa att hennes katt är gammal.
She said that her cat is old.
Here, 'gammal' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'katt' (cat), indicating its age.
Min mormor är mycket gammal nu.
My grandmother is very old now.
In this example, 'gammal' is again used as an adjective, this time to describe a person ('mormor', grandmother) concerning her advanced age.
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