No. 1,872 in Swedish
kön
The Swedish word "kön" can mean either "gender/sex" or "queue/line," depending on context.
In a sentence
Människor har olika kön, som man och kvinna.
People have different genders, such as male and female.
In this sentence, 'kön' is used to refer to 'gender', which is the classification based on attributes such as male or female.
Det var en lång kön till kassan i affären.
There was a long queue to the checkout in the store.
Here, 'kön' refers to a 'queue', meaning a line of people waiting for their turn.
Jag kunde inte se könet på fågeln eftersom den flög iväg snabbt.
I could not see the gender of the bird because it flew away quickly.
In this case, 'kön' refers to the gender of the bird, similar to its use in the first example but applied to an animal.
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