No. 2,479 in Swedish
japanska
"Japanska" means "Japanese" (language).
In a sentence
Jag studerar japanska på universitetet.
I study Japanese at the university.
In this sentence, 'japanska' is used as the name of the Japanese language.
Min vän är japanska och hon är väldigt vänlig.
My friend is Japanese and she is very friendly.
Here, 'japanska' refers to a female person of Japanese nationality, using the noun form.
Han förstår japanska berättelser och tycker att de är fascinerande.
He understands Japanese stories and finds them fascinating.
In this example, 'japanska' is used as an adjective to describe the stories as relating to Japan or the Japanese language.
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