No. 562 in Swedish

val

The Swedish word "val" can mean "whale," "choice," or "election" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

Jag gjorde ett svårt val i går.
I made a difficult choice yesterday.
In this sentence, 'val' refers to 'choice' or 'decision'.
Det finns många val att välja mellan på restaurangen.
There are many options to choose from at the restaurant.
Here, 'val' is used to mean 'choices' or 'options' available.
En val siktades nära kusten i förra veckan.
A whale was spotted near the coast last week.
In this case, 'val' refers to 'whale', an animal.

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