No. 3,891 in Swedish

köar

"Stands in line" or "queues."

In a sentence

Jag köar för att köpa biljetter.
I am queueing to buy tickets.
The word 'köar' is used as a verb in present tense, indicating the action of standing in line or waiting in a queue.
De köar utanför butiken.
They are queueing outside the store.
Here, 'köar' again functions as a verb describing the act of waiting in line as a group.
Vi köar för att komma in på konserten.
We are queueing to get into the concert.
In this sentence, 'köar' is used to express the shared action of waiting in line for an event or location.

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