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No. 3,935 in Swedish

lämnades

"Was left" or "was given."

In a sentence

  • Boken lämnades på bordet av läraren.

    The book was left on the table by the teacher.

    Here, 'lämnades' is used in the passive voice, indicating that the book was put on the table by someone (the teacher).

  • Skolan lämnades tom efter barnen gick hem.

    The school was left empty after the children went home.

    In this example, 'lämnades' conveys that the school was vacated and left in an empty state by the children.

  • Handväskan lämnades bakom i förvirringen.

    The handbag was left behind in the confusion.

    'Lämnades' here describes a situation where the handbag was unintentionally left behind due to confusion, showing its use in describing unintentional actions.

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