No. 834 in Swedish
tung
"Heavy" or "tongue," depending on context.
In a sentence
Boken var tung att bära.
The book was heavy to carry.
The word 'tung' here is used to describe the physical weight of the book.
Det blev en tung dag för oss alla.
It turned out to be a heavy day for all of us.
In this context, 'tung' means mentally difficult or emotionally challenging.
Eleven presenterade en tung argumentation.
The student presented a heavy argumentation.
Here, 'tung' signifies an impactful or substantial argumentation in terms of content.
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