No. 1,501 in Swedish

lyssnar

"Lyssnar" means "listens" in English.

In a sentence

Jag lyssnar på musik varje dag.
I listen to music every day.
Here, 'lyssnar' is used in the present tense, indicating the habitual action of listening.
De lyssnar noggrant på läraren.
They listen carefully to the teacher.
In this sentence, 'lyssnar' is in the present tense and emphasizes attentive listening during a certain activity.
Vi lyssnade på nyheterna igår.
We listened to the news yesterday.
'Lyssnade' is the past tense form of 'lyssnar', used to indicate an action that occurred in the past.

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