No. 4,215 in Swedish
silver
Silver: A shiny, gray-white precious metal.
In a sentence
Silvret glimmade i solskenet.
The silver gleamed in the sunlight.
Here, 'silver' (Silvret) is used as a noun that denotes the metallic element, referring to an item made of silver.
Hon bar en silverring på fingret.
She wore a silver ring on her finger.
In this sentence, 'silver' (silverring) is an adjective describing the material of the ring, meaning the ring is made of silver.
De tävlade i simning och vann silver i mästerskapet.
They competed in swimming and won silver in the championship.
Here, 'silver' (silver) is used as a noun that refers to the silver medal awarded in sports competitions for the second place.
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