No. 7,005 in Swedish
presidenten
"The president."
In a sentence
Presidenten talade vid en viktig konferens.
The president spoke at an important conference.
Here, 'presidenten' is used to refer specifically to a person holding the title of president, emphasizing their formal role.
Vi såg presidenten när vi besökte huvudstaden.
We saw the president when we visited the capital.
In this sentence, 'presidenten' is used to identify a specific individual, referring to the person in the role of president encountered during the visit.
Min vän drömmer om att bli presidenten en dag.
My friend dreams of becoming the president someday.
Here, 'presidenten' is used in a future aspirational context, with the definite form indicating a vision of holding the specific role.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “presidenten” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “presidenten” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into svenska, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Swedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).