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No. 91 in Swedish

ingen

"Ingen" means "no one" or "nobody," and can also mean "no" or "none" when referring to objects.

In a sentence

  • Ingen kommer att komma till mötet.

    No one will come to the meeting.

    Here, 'ingen' is functioning as an indefinite pronoun meaning 'no one' or 'nobody'.

  • Jag har ingen aning om var nycklarna är.

    I have no idea where the keys are.

    In this sentence, 'ingen' acts as a negation emphasizing the absence of 'aning' (an idea).

  • Det finns ingen anledning att oroa sig.

    There is no reason to worry.

    Here, 'ingen' is used to deny the existence of 'anledning' (a reason).

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