No. 9,808 in Swedish
gränden
"Gränden" means "the alley" in English.
In a sentence
Vi gick genom gränden för att nå kaféet.
We walked through the alley to reach the café.
gränden is used here to refer to a small, narrow street or passageway in urban areas.
Barnen lekte i gränden hela dagen.
The children played in the alley all day.
gränden describes a location where children might gather to play, again illustrating the concept of a narrow urban area.
Jag bodde nära gränden med den gamla gatlampan.
I lived close to the alley with the old street lamp.
gränden is used to define proximity to a specific landmark, emphasizing its physical characteristics of being an alley.
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