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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