No. 261 in Swedish

gav

The Swedish word "gav" means "gave" in English.

In a sentence

Han gav boken till sin vän.
He gave the book to his friend.
The word 'gav' is used as the past tense of 'ge' (to give) indicating the action of giving something to someone.
Det gav oss mycket glädje.
It gave us much joy.
Here, 'gav' describes the act of providing an emotional state or a feeling, in this case, joy.
Hon gav inte upp trots svårigheterna.
She did not give up despite the difficulties.
In this sentence, 'gav' is part of the phrase 'gav upp', which is a phrasal verb meaning 'gave up', showing its figurative usage.

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