No. 938 in Swedish

stängde

"Stängde" means "closed" (past tense of "close").

In a sentence

Han stängde dörren bakom sig.
He closed the door behind him.
The verb 'stängde' means 'closed' and is the past tense of 'stänga', referring to the subject performing the action of closing on an object (the door).
Butiken stängde tidigt idag.
The store closed early today.
Here, 'stängde' indicates a past event where the subject (the store) ceased operations or activity for the specified time.
Vinden stängde fönstret plötsligt.
The wind suddenly closed the window.
In this usage, 'stängde' describes an external force (the wind) causing the action of closing the object (the window).

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