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No. 33 in Swedish

skulle

"Skulle" in Swedish means "would" or "should," depending on context.

In a sentence

  • Jag skulle gå till parken, men det började regna.

    I would go to the park, but it started to rain.

    In this sentence, 'skulle' is used to express an intention or plan that was not realized due to circumstances.

  • Hon sa att hon skulle hjälpa mig med läxorna.

    She said that she would help me with my homework.

    Here, 'skulle' conveys reported speech, describing what someone said they would do.

  • Om det vore soligt, skulle vi ha en picknick.

    If it were sunny, we would have a picnic.

    In this example, 'skulle' is used in a conditional sense, describing what would happen under a specific condition.

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