No. 1,962 in Swedish

sjunka

"Sink" or "decline."

In a sentence

Temperaturen började sjunka snabbt på kvällen.
The temperature started to drop quickly in the evening.
Here, 'sjunka' is used to describe a decrease or lowering of the temperature.
Fartyget började sjunka efter att ha träffat ett isberg.
The ship began to sink after hitting an iceberg.
In this sentence, 'sjunka' denotes the literal sense of an object sinking in water.
Han kände sitt mod sjunka när han hörde de dåliga nyheterna.
He felt his courage sinking when he heard the bad news.
Here, 'sjunka' portrays a metaphorical use, indicating a decline in emotional state or courage.

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