No. 11,817 in Swedish

potten

"Potten" in Swedish means "the pot" or "the pool" (often referring to a collective prize or amount).

In a sentence

Jag lade alla mina pengar i potten.
I put all my money in the pot.
Here, 'potten' refers to a collective pool or fund of money.
Potten på spisen började koka.
The pot on the stove started boiling.
In this sentence, 'potten' literal meaning is a cooking utensil.
Potten för årets insamling är redan stor.
The pot for this year's fundraiser is already large.
'Potten' is used metaphorically here to describe the pool or accumulation of contributions.

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