No. 5,991 in Swedish
jazz
A genre of music characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and swing.
In a sentence
Jag lyssnar ofta på jazz när jag arbetar.
I often listen to jazz when I work.
The word 'jazz' here is used as a noun referring to a musical genre.
Jazz är en musikstil som genomsyras av improvisation.
Jazz is a musical style characterized by improvisation.
Here, 'jazz' is used as a subject noun to define and describe the genre.
Många ungdomar börjar uppskatta jazz tack vare sina föräldrar.
Many young people start to appreciate jazz thanks to their parents.
In this sentence, 'jazz' is a direct object noun, indicating what is being appreciated.
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