This is the 6530th most frequent Swedish word.
mats
"Mats" is a Swedish male given name.
The word 'Mats' in this sentence is used as a proper noun, representing someone's name.
Mats är en vänlig man.
Mats is a friendly man.
Here, 'mats' is part of the reflexive verb 'mats ut', meaning 'exhaust oneself'. It conveys the action of using stamina or patience until depletion.
Hon mats ut sitt tålamod på jobbet.
She exhausts her patience at work.
In this sentence, 'Mats' is again a proper noun, referring to a person's name, illustrating actions performed by this individual.