No. 6,423 in Swedish
lyssna
"Lyssna" means "to listen" in English.
In a sentence
Jag gillar att lyssna på musik när jag arbetar.
I like to listen to music while I work.
The word 'lyssna' is used here with the preposition 'på' to indicate the act of actively listening to music. It is in the infinitive form.
Kan du lyssna på vad jag säger, snälla?
Can you listen to what I am saying, please?
In this sentence, 'lyssna' is again accompanied by the preposition 'på', indicating a request for attentive listening to someone's words.
Hon lyssnar noggrant på lärarens förklaringar.
She listens carefully to the teacher's explanations.
Here, 'lyssnar' is conjugated to the present tense to describe an ongoing action of listening attentively.
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