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No. 550 in Swedish

respektive

"Respektive" in Swedish means "respectively" or "or, as the case may be," depending on context.

In a sentence

  • De två lagen har match på lördag respektive söndag.

    The two teams have their matches on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

    'Respektive' is used here to mean 'respectively', indicating the order of the matches aligns with the order the teams were mentioned.

  • Du kan välja mellan kaffe och te, respektive mellan svart och grönt te.

    You can choose between coffee and tea, respectively between black and green tea.

    Here, 'respektive' is used to specify a choice within a previously mentioned pair or list.

  • Kandidaterna har fokus på miljö och ekonomi, respektive.

    The candidates focus on environment and economy, respectively.

    In this usage, 'respektive' clarifies correspondences between two lists presented in the same order.

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