román

In a sentence

• Hon läser en romantisk roman.

  She is reading a romantic novel.

  Here, 'roman' refers to a novel, i.e., a type of literary work in which stories are told.

• Romanen skrevs av en känd svensk författare.

  The novel was written by a famous Swedish author.

  The word 'romanen' is the definite form of 'roman' in Swedish, and it signifies a specific novel in this context.

• Vi diskuterade olika romangenrer i lektionen.

  We discussed different novel genres in the lesson.

  In this sentence, 'romangenrer' combines 'roman' (novel) with 'genrer' (genres), illustrating how the word can be used to describe categories or types within literature.