No. 12,989 in Swedish
sänk
"Sänk" in Swedish means "sink" or "lower" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Sänk ljusstyrkan på skärmen, den är för stark.
Lower the brightness of the screen, it's too intense.
Here, 'sänk' acts as an imperative verb from the verb 'sänka,' meaning 'to lower' or 'to reduce'.
Havet sänktes gradvis efter stormen.
The sea level gradually lowered after the storm.
In this sentence, 'sänktes' is used as a passive past tense of the verb 'sänka,' indicating that the sea level was reduced without a specific agent.
Hon sänker sitt huvud i sorg.
She lowers her head in sorrow.
Here, 'sänker' is the present tense form of 'sänka,' meaning 'to lower,' performed by the subject 'Hon' (she).
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