No. 839 in Swedish
vanliga
"Vanliga" means "common" or "ordinary" in English.
In a sentence
De vanligaste förklaringarna till problemet är enkla.
The most common explanations for the problem are simple.
Here, 'vanliga' is used in its superlative form as a part of the definite form 'vanligaste', meaning 'most common'.
Trots att de är vanliga, är sådana misstag inte acceptabla.
Even though they are common, such mistakes are not acceptable.
In this sentence, 'vanliga' functions as a plural adjective describing 'misstag' (mistakes), meaning 'common'.
Vanliga symtom inkluderar hosta och feber.
Common symptoms include cough and fever.
The word 'vanliga' acts here as a plural indefinite adjective modifying 'symtom' (symptoms), meaning 'common'.
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