No. 6,019 in Swedish

jordskredet

"The landslide."

In a sentence

Jordskredet förstörde flera hus i byn.
The landslide destroyed several houses in the village.
'Jordskredet' acts as the subject in the sentence, indicating the event that caused the destruction.
Vi observerade jordskredet från säkerhetsavstånd.
We observed the landslide from a safe distance.
'Jordskredet' is used as the object in this sentence, referring to the phenomenon being observed.
Orsaken till jordskredet var de kraftiga regnen.
The cause of the landslide was the heavy rains.
Here, 'jordskredet' is part of a subordinate clause modifying 'orsaken' (the cause), detailing the effect.

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