No. 4,401 in Swedish
tragedi
"Tragedi" in Swedish means "tragedy" in English, referring to a dramatic event causing great sadness or suffering.
In a sentence
Det var en stor tragedi när deras hus brann ner.
It was a great tragedy when their house burned down.
This sentence uses 'tragedi' as a noun to describe a devastating event.
Att förlora sitt arbete kan kännas som en personlig tragedi.
Losing one's job can feel like a personal tragedy.
Here, 'tragedi' is employed metaphorically to describe an emotionally challenging situation.
Han skrev en bok om en grekisk tragedi.
He wrote a book about a Greek tragedy.
In this case, 'tragedi' refers specifically to a genre in literature or classical themes.
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