No. 5,866 in Swedish

håkan

"Håkan" is a Swedish male given name.

In a sentence

Håkan är min vän och vi spelar fotboll tillsammans.
Håkan is my friend and we play football together.
Used as a proper noun referring to a person's name.
Jag frågade Håkan om han ville följa med på bio.
I asked Håkan if he wanted to come to the cinema.
Again used as a proper noun to address a specific individual.
Vi träffade både Håkan och hans bror på festen.
We met both Håkan and his brother at the party.
Refers to Håkan as one of the people encountered at the event.

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