No. 642 in Swedish
havet
The sea.
In a sentence
Havet är stort och blått.
The sea is vast and blue.
Here, 'havet' is the subject of the sentence, representing the sea in a general sense.
Vi promenerade längs havet igår kväll.
We walked along the sea last evening.
In this sentence, 'havet' is used to specify a location by the sea.
Ljudet från havet är avslappnande.
The sound of the sea is relaxing.
Here, 'havet' refers to the ocean as the source of the sound being described.
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