No. 2,023 in Swedish
uppleva
"Uppleva" means "to experience."
In a sentence
Jag vill uppleva en storslagen solnedgång vid havet.
I want to experience a magnificent sunset by the sea.
Here, 'uppleva' means to encounter or be present during an event or scenario for the sake of experiencing it directly.
Han upplevde stor glädje när han vann tävlingen.
He experienced great joy when he won the competition.
In this sentence, 'uppleva' expresses the act of internally feeling or perceiving an emotional state due to a specific situation.
Under resan fick vi uppleva olika kulturer och traditioner.
During the journey, we got to experience various cultures and traditions.
Here, 'uppleva' describes being exposed to and taking part in different cultural and traditional activities or phenomena.
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