No. 3,249 in Swedish

stoppa

"Stoppa" means "to stop" or "to put/place" in English.

In a sentence

Jag måste stoppa mina kläder i ryggsäcken.
I need to put my clothes in the backpack.
The verb 'stoppa' in this context means 'to put' or 'to place something inside'.
Vi måste stoppa mobbningen i skolan.
We need to stop the bullying in school.
Here, 'stoppa' is used in the sense of 'to prevent' or 'to end'.
Han lyckades stoppa bilen innan den körde in i väggen.
He managed to stop the car before it hit the wall.
In this sentence, 'stoppa' refers to 'bringing something to a halt' or 'ceasing movement'.

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