No. 573 in Swedish
sandviken
"Sandviken" means "the sand inlet" or "the sandy bay" in English.
In a sentence
Jag besökte Sandviken i somras.
I visited Sandviken last summer.
Here, 'Sandviken' is used as a proper noun referring to a town in Sweden.
Vi satt i sandviken vid sjön och pratade hela eftermiddagen.
We sat in the sandy bay by the lake and talked all afternoon.
In this sentence, 'sandviken' is a descriptive term meaning 'the sandy bay', referring to a location near water.
Sandviken är känt för sitt aktiva kulturliv.
Sandviken is known for its active cultural life.
'Sandviken' is again used as a proper noun, emphasizing the town's cultural characteristics.
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