No. 1,141 in Swedish

jonathan

The Swedish word "jonathan" does not have a specific meaning; it is a personal name.

In a sentence

Jonathan gillar att läsa böcker.
Jonathan likes to read books.
This sentence uses 'Jonathan' as a proper noun, referring to a specific person.
Jag läste om Jonathan i en artikel.
I read about Jonathan in an article.
Here, 'Jonathan' is still a proper noun, denoting a person being mentioned or discussed.
Hans vän kallas Jonathan även om det inte är hans riktiga namn.
His friend is called Jonathan even though it is not his real name.
In this sentence, 'Jonathan' is used as a nickname or an alternate name for his friend.

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