No. 161 in Swedish
unga
"Unga" means "young people" or "youth" in English.
In a sentence
De unga människorna deltog i festivalen.
The young people participated in the festival.
Here, 'unga' refers to 'young' as an adjective describing 'people' in the plural form.
Han talar ofta med de unga som bor i grannskapet.
He often speaks with the young people who live in the neighborhood.
'Unga' is used substantively, referring to 'young ones' as the subject in the plural without repeating the noun.
Barnen berättade historier om deras äventyr som unga.
The children told stories about their adventures as youngsters.
In this sentence, 'unga' is used predicatively to mean 'young' describing how they were in the past.
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