No. 107 in Swedish
handlar
"Handlar" in Swedish can mean "deals with," "is about," or "shops," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Jag handlar mat varje vecka.
I shop for food every week.
Here 'handlar' is used to mean 'buy' or 'shop' in the context of shopping.
Boken handlar om historia.
The book is about history.
Here 'handlar' signifies 'is about' or 'concerns' in the context of a subject matter.
Politik handlar ofta om kompromiss.
Politics often involves compromise.
In this case, 'handlar' expresses 'is about' in an abstract sense of what something deals with.
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