gås

This is the 9856th most frequent Swedish word.


gås

Goose.


In this sentence, 'gås' is a noun referring to the bird species 'goose'.

En gås simmar i dammen.

A goose is swimming in the pond.


Here, 'gås' is part of the compound noun 'gåspenna', meaning 'quill pen', referencing a writing tool made with a goose feather.

Hon skriver alltid med gåspenna.

She always writes with a quill pen.


In this context, 'gås' forms part of the verb phrase 'gås igenom', which means 'to be gone through' and uses the passive form of 'go'.

De gås igenom rapporten noggrant.

They go through the report carefully.