No. 1,964 in Swedish

sjön

"The lake."

In a sentence

Vi gick ner till sjön för att fiska.
We went down to the lake to fish.
In this sentence, 'sjön' refers to 'the lake' as a definite singular noun in Swedish.
Den lilla båten låg vid sjöns strand.
The small boat was by the lake's shore.
Here, 'sjöns' is the possessive form of 'sjön' and translates to 'the lake's' in English, indicating ownership.
Sjön är vacker under solnedgången.
The lake is beautiful during the sunset.
In this sentence, 'sjön' is used as the subject of the sentence, meaning 'the lake,' particularly under a specific atmospheric setting.

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