No. 1,465 in Swedish
hyllan
"The shelf."
In a sentence
Jag tog boken från hyllan.
I took the book from the shelf.
Here, 'hyllan' refers to a specific shelf from which an object is taken in the context of spatial location.
Kan du ställa den här skålen på hyllan?
Can you place this bowl on the shelf?
In this sentence, 'hyllan' indicates a shelf where an action of placing an item occurs.
Hyllan i vardagsrummet är full med böcker.
The shelf in the living room is full of books.
The use of 'hyllan' here denotes a specific shelf in a described location, containing objects (books).
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