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Swedish frequency list

No. 22 in Swedish

hon

"Hon" means "she" in English.

In a sentence

  • Hon läser en bok.

    She is reading a book.

    The word 'hon' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to a female person performing the action of reading.

  • Jag vet att hon kommer att vara där.

    I know that she will be there.

    Here, 'hon' is used as the subject in the subordinate clause, indicating the female person expected to arrive.

  • Katten sover bredvid hon.

    The cat sleeps next to her.

    In this case, 'hon' incorrectly replaces 'henne', which illustrates a common mistake due to 'hon' being nominative, but it was intended to mean 'her' in accusative.

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