No. 1,366 in Swedish
nils
"Nils" is a Swedish given name, equivalent to "Nicholas" in English.
In a sentence
Nils läste en bok under helgen.
Nils read a book during the weekend.
Here, 'Nils' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Jag nilsar alltid mina jeans för att hålla dem snygga.
I always hem my jeans to keep them neat.
In this context, 'nilsar' is a verb that could colloquially mean 'hem', referring to adjusting the length of jeans.
Vi pratade om Nils' idéer under mötet.
We talked about Nils' ideas during the meeting.
Here, 'Nils'' denotes possession, indicating ideas that belong to Nils.
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