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No. 1,597 in Swedish

tyst

Quiet; silent.

In a sentence

  • Rummet var tyst, och det fanns ingen som talade.

    The room was silent, and nobody was speaking.

    Here, 'tyst' is used as an adjective to describe a state of silence or quietness in the room.

  • Hon bad barnen att vara tysta så att hon kunde fokusera.

    She asked the children to be quiet so she could focus.

    In this sentence, 'tysta' is the plural form of the adjective 'tyst', used to address multiple subjects.

  • Han visade tyst med sin gest att han inte höll med.

    He silently indicated with his gesture that he did not agree.

    Here, 'tyst' is used adverbially to describe the manner in which the action of indicating was performed.

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