No. 11,723 in Swedish
penna
Penna: Pen.
In a sentence
Jag skriver med en penna.
I write with a pen.
Here, 'penna' refers to a writing instrument.
Pennan ligger på bordet.
The pen is on the table.
In this sentence, 'penna' refers specifically to an item (the pen) and is in its definite form 'pennan'.
Kan du låna mig en penna?
Can you lend me a pen?
Here, 'penna' refers to an unspecified writing instrument, indicated by the article 'en' meaning 'a'.
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