No. 10,304 in Swedish
jordskalv
Earthquake.
In a sentence
Ett kraftigt jordskalv skakade huset i natt.
A strong earthquake shook the house last night.
The word 'jordskalv' is used to describe a natural disaster, an earthquake.
Vi läste om jordskalv som inträffade i Japan förra året.
We read about the earthquake that occurred in Japan last year.
Here, 'jordskalv' is used in a past event context to inform about an incident.
Geologen förklarade processen bakom jordskalv under föreläsningen.
The geologist explained the process behind earthquakes during the lecture.
In this sentence, 'jordskalv' is utilized in an academic setting to talk about geological phenomena.
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