No. 14 in Swedish
man
The Swedish word "man" means "one," "you," or "people" (used as an impersonal or generic pronoun).
In a sentence
Man säger att morgonstunden har guld i mund.
They say that the early bird catches the worm.
In this sentence, 'man' is used as an impersonal pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general'.
I Sverige behöver varje man följa lagen.
In Sweden, every man must follow the law.
Here, 'man' refers to an individual male person.
Man kan uppnå sina mål med hårt arbete.
One can achieve their goals with hard work.
In this context, 'man' generalizes to mean 'anyone' or 'everyone' in a specific context.
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