No. 1,916 in Swedish
okänt
Unknown.
In a sentence
Det är okänt varför de gick iväg.
It is unknown why they left.
In this sentence, 'okänt' is used as a predicate adjective describing the state of being unknown.
Han hittade något okänt i skogen.
He found something unknown in the forest.
Here, 'okänt' functions as an attributive adjective providing information about the noun 'something'.
Det förblir okänt vem som skrev dokumentet.
It remains unknown who wrote the document.
In this case, 'okänt' is used as part of a verbal phrase describing a continuous or unchanged state.
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