No. 6,524 in Swedish
matbutiken
"The grocery store."
In a sentence
Jag gick till matbutiken för att köpa bröd.
I went to the grocery store to buy bread.
Here, 'matbutiken' refers to the place where groceries and food items are purchased.
Matbutiken på hörnet har färska grönsaker varje dag.
The grocery store on the corner has fresh vegetables every day.
In this sentence, 'matbutiken' is used to specify a particular grocery store located at the corner.
När jag kom fram till matbutiken, var den redan stängd.
When I arrived at the grocery store, it was already closed.
Here, 'matbutiken' is part of a narrative situating the speaker at a grocery store that is closed.
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