No. 2,762 in Swedish
utom
"Utom" means "except" or "besides."
In a sentence
Alla kom till festen utom Sven.
Everyone came to the party except Sven.
In this sentence, 'utom' is used as a preposition indicating exclusion.
Du får göra vad du vill utom att använda mobilen.
You may do whatever you want except use the phone.
Here, 'utom' is used to exclude an action from what is permitted.
Hon äter allt utom kött.
She eats everything except meat.
In this case, 'utom' is used to exclude a particular item from a general category described.
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