No. 257 in Swedish
slutade
"Slutade" means "stopped" or "finished" in English.
In a sentence
Jag slutade läsa boken eftersom den inte intresserade mig.
I stopped reading the book because it did not interest me.
Here, 'slutade' is used as the past tense of 'sluta' to indicate the cessation of an ongoing action, specifically reading.
Hennes anställning slutade förra månaden på grund av omstrukturering.
Her employment ended last month due to restructuring.
In this sentence, 'slutade' expresses the termination of something ongoing, specifically employment.
Mötet slutade tidigare än väntat.
The meeting ended earlier than expected.
The word 'slutade' here signifies the conclusion of an event, namely a meeting.
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