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No. 598 in Swedish

personen

"The person."

In a sentence

  • Personen står vid dörren.

    The person is standing by the door.

    In this sentence, 'personen' is used as a noun referring to a singular individual, with a definite article implied by the suffix '-en'.

  • Jag tänkte på personen som hjälpte mig igår.

    I thought about the person who helped me yesterday.

    Here, 'personen' serves as the subject being thought about and is defined by the relative clause 'som hjälpte mig igår'.

  • Är personen som du pratade med idag den nya chefen?

    Is the person you talked to today the new boss?

    In this instance, 'personen' is used in a question as a direct reference to a specific individual defined by the context.

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