No. 10 in Swedish
var
The Swedish word "var" can mean: 1. "Where" (question word). 2. "Was" (past tense of "be"). 3. "Pus" (fluid from infection).
In a sentence
Var är min bok?
Where is my book?
In this sentence, 'var' acts as a question word meaning 'where'.
Han visste var nyckeln låg.
He knew where the key was.
Here, 'var' is used as a conjunction indicating location, translated as 'where'.
Jag undrade varifrån han kom.
I wondered where he came from.
In this case, 'var' forms part of the compound word 'varifrån', which means 'where from', combining location and origin.
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