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No. 4,352 in Swedish

sånt

"Such things" or "stuff like that."

In a sentence

  • Han gillar sånt godis.

    He likes that kind of candy.

    Here, 'sånt' is used as a shorthand reference to a particular type or kind of something previously implied or understood, in this case, candy.

  • Sånt händer ibland.

    That sort of thing happens occasionally.

    In this sentence, 'sånt' represents events or occurrences within a described or implied scope, used in a generalizing manner.

  • Jag har aldrig sett sånt som det där.

    I have never seen anything like that before.

    Here, 'sånt' is utilized to denote something sharing similarities with what is referenced afterward, emphasizing the uniqueness or unfamiliarity.

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