No. 362 in Swedish
svenskar
Swedes; Swedish people.
In a sentence
Svenskarna älskar fika.
Swedes love coffee breaks.
Here, 'svenskarna' is the definite plural form of 'svenskar', denoting a specific group of Swedes.
Det finns många svenskar som gillar att resa.
There are many Swedes who enjoy traveling.
'Svenskar' in this sentence is the indefinite plural form, referring to Swedes in general.
Vi träffade några svenskar på stranden.
We met some Swedes at the beach.
Here, 'svenskar' also appears in its plural form without definiteness, introduced by the quantifier 'några' ('some').
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