No. 6,947 in Swedish

pers

"Pers" is Swedish slang for "personal record" or "personal best."

In a sentence

Jag satte ett nytt pers på 100 meter löpning.
I set a new personal best in the 100 meters running.
In this sentence, 'pers' is a colloquial short form for 'personligt rekord' which means 'personal record'. It is often used in sports contexts to indicate one's best performance in a specific discipline.
Vi behöver tre pers till festen imorgon.
We need three people for the party tomorrow.
Here, 'pers' is a casual abbreviation for 'personer', meaning 'people' or 'persons'. It is used informally to refer to the number of people.
Pers bil är alltid smutsig.
Per's car is always dirty.
In this usage, 'Pers' indicates possession and refers to 'Per', a common Swedish male name, showing that the car belongs to him. The usage indicates genitive form by adding 's'.

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