No. 9,816 in Swedish
gråta
"Gråta" means "to cry" in English.
In a sentence
Jag började gråta när jag såg den sorgliga filmen.
I started crying when I watched the sad movie.
Here, 'gråta' is used as a verb meaning 'to cry', showing an action involving emotional expression through tears.
Barnet grät hela natten på grund av tandvärk.
The child cried all night because of toothache.
In this sentence, 'grät' is the past tense form of the verb 'gråta', indicating a prolonged action in the past.
Gråtet hos karaktärerna gjorde scenen ännu mer gripande.
The crying of the characters made the scene even more touching.
In this example, 'gråtet' is the noun form derived from 'gråta', referring generically to the act of crying, and is used to describe a collective or general instance of crying.
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