No. 6,251 in Swedish

liv

Life.

In a sentence

Livet är fullt av överraskningar.
Life is full of surprises.
'Liv' is used as a noun representing the concept of existence or life in general.
Hennes livshistoria är fascinerande.
Her life story is fascinating.
'Liv' acts as a part of a compound noun 'livshistoria', illustrating its use to describe someone's existence or past.
Att leva ett lyckligt liv är målet för många.
Living a happy life is the goal for many.
'Liv' is employed to denote the kind of life someone aspires to have, combined with an adjective to describe it.

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