skörda

In a sentence

• Vi ska skörda äpplena från träden i oktober.

  We will harvest the apples from the trees in October.

  Here, 'skörda' is used in its literal sense to signify the act of harvesting fruits from trees.

• Genom att investera i utbildning skördar man framgång senare i livet.

  By investing in education, one harvests success later in life.

  In this sentence, 'skörda' is used metaphorically to indicate reaping the benefits of an effort put into education.

• Vädret påverkar hur mycket vi kan skörda från åkrarna.

  The weather affects how much we can harvest from the fields.

  Here, the word 'skörda' again is used in an agricultural context to denote collecting crops affected by external factors such as weather.