No. 5,822 in Swedish
hotel
A place offering accommodation, meals, and other services for travelers and guests.
In a sentence
Vi bokade ett rum på hotellet för vår semester.
We booked a room at the hotel for our vacation.
In this sentence, 'hotellet' is used as a definite singular noun, referring to a specific hotel where the action takes place.
Det finns många hotell i Stockholm att välja mellan.
There are many hotels in Stockholm to choose from.
Here, 'hotell' is used as an indefinite plural noun, referring to hotels in general without specifying any particular ones.
Hotellen vid havet är mycket populära bland besökare.
The hotels by the sea are very popular among visitors.
The word 'hotellen' represents a definite plural noun, indicating specific hotels located by the sea and favored by visitors.
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