No. 2,218 in Swedish

sea

The Swedish word "sea" means "look!" or "behold!" in English.

In a sentence

Jag vill se havet innan solen går ner.
I want to see the sea before the sun sets.
In this sentence, 'se' is used as a verb meaning 'to see'.
Han ska se till att allt är klart för imorgon.
He will make sure that everything is ready for tomorrow.
Here, 'se' is part of the phrase 'se till,' which means 'to ensure' or 'to make sure'.
Vi kan se att problemet ligger i kommunikationen.
We can see that the problem lies in communication.
In this context, 'se' is used as a verb meaning 'to notice' or 'to observe' the information given.

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