kollapsen

In a sentence

• Kollapsen av bron orsakades av kraftig erosion.

  The collapse of the bridge was caused by severe erosion.

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

• Efter kollapsen var det svårt att återhämta sig.

  After the collapse, it was difficult to recover.

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

• Vi hörde om kollapsen i ekonomin på nyheterna.

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

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