No. 4,101 in Swedish

poängen

"The point" or "the score."

In a sentence

Poängen med att läsa böcker är att lära sig nya saker.
The point of reading books is to learn new things.
Used as 'poängen,' meaning 'the point' or 'the purpose' in a statement.
Han fick högsta poängen på matematikprovet.
He got the highest score on the math test.
Used as 'poängen,' referring to a score or points in a measurement.
Poängen i spelet är att samla så många stjärnor som möjligt.
The goal of the game is to collect as many stars as possible.
Used as 'poängen,' describing the main goal or objective of an activity.

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