No. 9,701 in Swedish
gen
"Gen" (Swedish) translates to "gene" in English, referring to a unit of heredity in biology.
In a sentence
Jag går genom parken varje dag.
I walk through the park every day.
In this sentence, 'genom', which is the Swedish word for 'through', denotes motion through a space.
Forskare upptäckte en ny gen i DNA.
Scientists discovered a new gene in the DNA.
Here, 'gen' refers to a genetic unit, illustrating its biological meaning.
Han ser genast vad som är fel.
He immediately sees what is wrong.
'Genast' incorporates 'gen' and means 'immediately', showing its use as a root in compound words.
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