No. 3,711 in Swedish
hav
Sea.
In a sentence
Jag älskar att promenera vid havet på sommaren.
I love walking by the sea during summer.
In this sentence, 'hav' refers to the sea as a natural body of water
Det svenska havet är känt för sin skönhet.
The Swedish sea is famous for its beauty.
Here, 'havet' implies a broader context of the sea, identifying it with a possessive attribute.
På en klar dag kan du se långt ut över havet.
On a clear day, you can see far across the sea.
The use of 'havet' represents the expanse of the sea visually perceived.
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