No. 11,672 in Swedish

pappans

"Pappans" means "the father's" in English, indicating possession.

In a sentence

Pappans bil står alltid parkerad vid skolan.
The father's car is always parked near the school.
Here, 'pappans' is used as a possessive form indicating that the car belongs to the father.
Vi gick på pappans födelsedagsfest i helgen.
We went to the father's birthday party this weekend.
In this sentence, 'pappans' is used to show ownership of the birthday party, indicating the event was organized for/by the father.
Fotografiet på väggen är från pappans ungdom.
The photograph on the wall is from the father's youth.
Here, 'pappans' indicates possession or association, showing that the youth period belongs to the father.

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