No. 1,852 in Swedish

jämna

"Jämna" means "to level," "to even out," or "to smooth."

In a sentence

Vägen är helt jämn efter renoveringen.
The road is completely even after the renovation.
In this sentence, 'jämn' describes the smoothness or evenness of the road.
De jämnar ut marken för att bygga huset.
They are leveling the ground to build the house.
Here, 'jämnar' is used as a verb in the present tense, meaning 'to level' or 'to even out'.
Han har alltid en jämn ström av idéer.
He always has a steady stream of ideas.
In this context, 'jämn' is used figuratively to mean 'steady' or 'consistent'.

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