kollapsen

kollapsen

"The collapse."

Here, 'kollapsen' is a noun in definite form describing an event of structural failure.

Kollapsen av bron orsakades av kraftig erosion.

The collapse of the bridge was caused by severe erosion.

Here, 'kollapsen' is used to refer to a prior event in definite form, used in a temporal context.

Efter kollapsen var det svårt att återhämta sig.

After the collapse, it was difficult to recover.

In this case, 'kollapsen' is used metaphorically to describe a failure or breakdown of the economy, still in definite form.

Vi hörde om kollapsen i ekonomin på nyheterna.

We heard about the collapse in the economy on the news.