No. 2,539 in Swedish
lånades
"Was borrowed."
In a sentence
Boken lånades från biblioteket.
The book was borrowed from the library.
In this sentence, 'lånades' expresses a past action where the subject, the book, was taken out on loan.
Cykeln lånades av en vän.
The bicycle was borrowed by a friend.
Here 'lånades' indicates that the bicycle was taken for use temporarily by a friend.
Pengarna lånades till att köpa mat.
The money was borrowed to buy food.
'Lånades' conveys that the money in question was temporarily acquired for the purpose of buying food.
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