tolk

In a sentence

• Tolkade han verkligen vad talaren sa korrekt?

  Did he really interpret what the speaker said correctly?

  Here, 'tolk' is used in the verb form 'tolka' meaning 'to interpret' to refer to translating spoken language in real-time.

• Hon arbetar som tolk mellan svenska och engelska.

  She works as an interpreter between Swedish and English.

  In this sentence, 'tolk' refers to a person who interprets spoken language between two languages.

• Hans bok tolkas ofta som en kritik mot samhället.

  His book is often interpreted as a critique of society.

  Here, the verb 'tolkas' (passive form of 'tolka') conveys the act of deriving meaning or understanding from a text or creation.