No. 3,991 in Swedish
motorvägen
"Motorvägen" means "the motorway" or "the highway" in English.
In a sentence
Motorvägen är oftast den snabbaste vägen att resa mellan städer.
The highway is often the fastest route to travel between cities.
Here, "motorvägen" refers to the concept of a highway as a means for quick travel.
Vi tog motorvägen för att komma fram innan solnedgången.
We took the highway to arrive before sunset.
In this sentence, "motorvägen" is being used to describe the specific route used for expedited travel.
Polisen satt en hastighetskontroll vid motorvägen.
The police set up a speed checkpoint by the highway.
Here, "motorvägen" identifies the physical location of the highway as the setting for the traffic checkpoint.
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