No. 4,365 in Swedish
telefonen
"The telephone."
In a sentence
Jag glömde telefonen hemma idag.
I forgot the phone at home today.
The word 'telefonen' denotes the definite form of 'telefon' (phone), indicating a specific item referred to—the phone owned by the speaker.
Telefonen ringer, kan du svara den?
The phone is ringing, can you answer it?
Here, 'telefonen' emphasizes the subject of the sentence—the phone that is currently ringing, highlighting its active role in the context.
Vi behöver en lösning för att reparera telefonen.
We need a solution to repair the phone.
In this context, 'telefonen' refers to a specific phone that requires fixing, underlining its affected state in the situation.
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