No. 1,869 in Swedish

kung

"Kung" means "king" in English.

In a sentence

Kungen regerar över sitt land med visdom.
The king rules his country with wisdom.
In this sentence, 'kung' refers to a monarch, representing the traditional position of a king.
Han är en kung på schackbrädet.
He is a king on the chessboard.
Here, 'kung' is used to refer to the chess piece called the king, showing its application in games.
Vilken kung du är på att laga mat!
What a king you are at cooking!
In this context, 'kung' is figuratively used to signify someone's excellence or mastery in a skill, embodying the idea of being the best or mastering a domain.

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