No. 213 in Swedish

nya

"New."

In a sentence

Vi köpte nya möbler till vardagsrummet.
We bought new furniture for the living room.
In this sentence, 'nya' is the plural form of the adjective 'new' and is agreeing with the noun 'möbler', which is in plural form.
Han älskar verkligen sin nya bil.
He really loves his new car.
Here, 'nya' is the definite form of the adjective 'new' and agrees in gender and definiteness with the noun phrase 'sin... bil'.
De fick nya erfarenheter under resan.
They gained new experiences during the trip.
In this example, 'nya' modifies the plural noun 'erfarenheter', showing its plural form.

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