jord

In a sentence

• Jorden vi planterade blomman i var mycket bördig.

  The soil we planted the flower in was very fertile.

  Here, 'jord' is used in the sense of 'soil', referring to the earth where plants grow.

• På natten kan man se månen och jorden från rymden.

  At night, one can see the moon and the Earth from space.

  In this sentence, 'jord' is used to denote 'the Earth' as the planet we live on, capitalized as proper nouns are in Swedish.

• Barnen lekte i jorden bredvid huset.

  The children played in the dirt next to the house.

  Here, 'jord' refers to 'dirt', the loose earth directly used in playing or digging.