No. 2,444 in Swedish
hen
"Hen" is a gender-neutral pronoun used in Swedish.
In a sentence
Hen gick till affären för att köpa bröd.
They went to the store to buy bread.
The word 'hen' is used as a gender-neutral pronoun, referring to 'they' in English here, used when the person's gender is unknown or irrelevant.
Hen sade att mötet var intressant och lärorikt.
They said that the meeting was interesting and informative.
Here, 'hen' is again used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun for referring to someone who made the statement without specifying the gender.
Om du träffar hen, kan du berätta om vad vi diskuterade?
If you meet them, can you tell them about what we discussed?
In this sentence, 'hen' is employed to indicate 'them' in English as a gender-neutral singular pronoun used when addressing an unspecified receiver of the action.
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