No. 148 in Swedish
lika
"Equal," "alike," or "as."
In a sentence
De ser lika ut.
They look alike.
Here, 'lika' is used as an adverb to indicate a similarity between two subjects.
Jag gillar lika mycket glass som choklad.
I like ice cream as much as chocolate.
In this sentence, 'lika' functions as an adverb to specify an equal degree or amount of liking.
De har lika mål i livet.
They have similar goals in life.
'Lika' acts as an adjective here to express the idea of two things being comparable or similar in nature.
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