No. 11,228 in Swedish

mjölkning

Milk extraction from animals, typically cows.

In a sentence

Mjölkning är processen att extrahera mjölk från djur.
Milking is the process of extracting milk from animals.
"Mjölkning" here refers to the act or process in a general, nominal sense.
Under mjölkningen använde bonden en automatisk mjölkmaskin.
During the milking, the farmer used an automatic milking machine.
"Mjölkningen" is used as a noun to describe the specific instance or event of milking taking place.
Eftersom mjölkningen var klar tidigt, kunde vi gå på marknaden.
Since the milking was finished early, we could go to the market.
"Mjölkningen" refers to the completed action of the milking session in a contextual narrative.

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