No. 12,494 in Swedish
skymning
"Skymning" means "twilight" or "dusk" in English.
In a sentence
Skymningen var vacker vid sjön.
The twilight was beautiful by the lake.
Here, 'skymning' is used as a noun to describe the time of day when the sun sets.
Vi gick hem i skymningens svaga ljus.
We walked home in the dim light of twilight.
In this sentence, 'skymning' represents the ambient lighting and atmosphere during twilight.
Under skymningen hördes ugglans rop.
During the twilight, the owl's call could be heard.
The phrase 'under skymningen' illustrates the temporal setting, indicating that the events occur during twilight.
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