No. 177 in Swedish
the
The Swedish language does not have a word equivalent to "the" in English; definiteness is typically indicated through suffixes on nouns.
In a sentence
Katten ligger på bordet.
The cat is lying on the table.
'The' is understood through definite articles in Swedish nouns, suffix '-en' is added to 'katt' forming 'katten' meaning 'the cat', and 'bordet' is 'the table'.
Jag läste hela boken.
I read the entire book.
'The' as in definitive indication is shown by the suffix '-en' to 'bok' for 'boken' meaning 'the book'.
Staden är känd för sin historia.
The city is known for its history.
'The' definite article transforms 'stad' (city) to 'staden' (the city) indicating specificity.
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