No. 2,455 in Swedish
huvudsak
Main thing; essential matter.
In a sentence
Huvudsaken är att alla trivs på festen.
The main thing is that everyone enjoys the party.
Here, 'huvudsaken' is used as a noun meaning 'the main thing', referring to the most important aspect of the situation.
Han fokuserade på huvudsakliga punkter i sitt tal.
He focused on the main points in his speech.
In this sentence, 'huvudsakliga' is an adjective derived from 'huvudsak', describing points as major or primary.
Vi diskuterade flera ämnen, men vi höll oss till huvudsaken.
We discussed several topics, but we stuck to the main thing.
Here, 'huvudsaken' is a noun meaning 'the essence' or 'the main focus', emphasizing staying on the most relevant topic.
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