No. 12,933 in Swedish
svartbjörn
Black bear.
In a sentence
Svartbjörnen gick genom skogen och sökte efter mat.
The black bear walked through the forest and searched for food.
Here, 'svartbjörnen' refers to a specific animal, emphasizing it as the subject of the sentence.
Har du hört talas om svartbjörnar som lever i Nordamerika?
Have you heard about black bears that live in North America?
In this sentence, 'svartbjörnar' is used in plural form, referring to black bears as a general group or species.
Ett svartbjörnsspår syntes tydligt i snön nära stugan.
A black bear's track was clearly visible in the snow near the cabin.
This usage of 'svartbjörn' is possessive, denoting something related to a black bear — specifically its track.
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