No. 905 in Swedish

ljus

"Light" or "candle."

In a sentence

Jag tände ett ljus på bordet.
I lit a candle on the table.
The word 'ljus' refers to a candle in this context.
Rummets ljus var mjukt och behagligt.
The room's light was soft and pleasant.
Here, 'ljus' denotes light, referring to the illumination in the room.
Kakan hade en ljus färg på grund av vaniljen.
The cake had a light color because of the vanilla.
'Ljus' in this sentence means light or bright, describing the color of the cake as pale or not dark.

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