No. 3,299 in Swedish

vacker

Beautiful.

In a sentence

Solen går ner över den vackra sjön.
The sun is setting over the beautiful lake.
In this sentence, 'vacker' describes the lake ('sjön') as being aesthetically pleasing.
Hon hade på sig en vacker klänning på festen.
She wore a beautiful dress at the party.
Here, 'vacker' is used to describe the appearance of the dress ('klänning') indicating its attractiveness.
Det var en vacker gest att hjälpa honom.
It was a beautiful gesture to help him.
In this context, 'vacker' refers to the gesture ('gest') as being admirable or noble in character.

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