No. 5,644 in Swedish
guardia
"Guardia" is not a Swedish word; in Spanish or Italian, it means "guard" or "watch."
In a sentence
Han arbetar som en säkerhetsvakt på natten.
He works as a security guard at night.
Here, 'vakt' functions as a noun meaning 'guard', indicating the profession of the person.
Vi måste vara på vår vakt under resan.
We must be on our guard during the journey.
'Vakt' is used figuratively in the phrase 'på vår vakt', meaning to stay vigilant or guarded.
De roterar mellan vakter för att skydda anläggningen.
They rotate shifts to guard the facility.
'Vakter' is used as the plural form of 'vakt', referring to guards or watch shifts.
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