No. 1,958 in Swedish

sanningen

The truth.

In a sentence

Sanningen är att jag alltid har älskat den här platsen.
The truth is that I have always loved this place.
The word 'sanningen' is used to convey a factual reality or statement in this sentence, serving as the subject of the clause.
Han försökte dölja sanningen för att undvika problem.
He tried to hide the truth to avoid problems.
Here, 'sanningen' refers to the concept of truthfulness or reality being concealed or kept secret.
Att tala sanningen kräver mod och ärlighet.
Speaking the truth requires courage and honesty.
In this sentence, 'sanningen' implies the act or principle of expressing facts or reality openly and with integrity.

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