No. 12,499 in Swedish
skägg
Beard.
In a sentence
Han har ett långt och tjockt skägg.
He has a long and thick beard.
Here, 'skägg' is used as a noun referring to facial hair grown on the chin or cheeks.
Skägget gör honom ser äldre ut än han verkligen är.
The beard makes him look older than he actually is.
In this sentence, 'skägget' refers to a specific beard, indicated by the definite form of the noun.
Jag har alltid tyckt att skägg kan vara väldigt stiligt.
I have always thought that beards can be very stylish.
Here, 'skägg' is used in the plural sense generically, referring to beards in general as a concept.
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