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Swedish frequency list

No. 18 in Swedish

jag

"I."

In a sentence

  • Jag läser en bok.

    I am reading a book.

    The word 'jag' functions as the subject pronoun, meaning 'I' in this sentence.

  • Jag äter frukost varje morgon.

    I eat breakfast every morning.

    Here, 'jag' once again acts as the subject pronoun of the sentence, denoting the person's identity performing the action of eating.

  • När jag var liten, lekte jag mycket utomhus.

    When I was young, I played a lot outside.

    In this context, 'jag' is used twice as the subject pronoun for different clauses, showing its usage in more complex sentence structures.

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