No. 1,281 in Swedish
sjuka
"Sjuka" means "sickness" or "illness" in English.
In a sentence
De besökte sjuka personer på sjukhuset.
They visited sick people at the hospital.
Here 'sjuka' is an adjective meaning 'sick' that describes the people being visited.
Han tog ledigt från jobbet på grund av sin sjuka.
He took leave from work because of his illness.
Here 'sjuka' is a noun meaning 'illness' that affects the subject of the sentence.
Sjukan spred sig snabbt i byn.
The sickness spread quickly in the village.
Here 'sjuka' is also a noun and refers specifically to the sickness or disease spreading among the people.
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