No. 219 in Swedish
vatten
Water.
In a sentence
Jag dricker vatten varje dag.
I drink water every day.
In this sentence, 'vatten' is used as a noun to refer to the substance water, highlighting its role in daily life as a part of a habitual activity.
Vattnet i sjön är kristallklart.
The water in the lake is crystal clear.
Here, 'vatten' is declined to 'vattnet' (definite form) to specify the water in question, identifying a particular water source in a natural setting.
Vi måste vatten veka blommorna.
We need to water the flowers weekly.
In this example, 'vatten' is part of a compound verb phrase 'vatten veka' presumably meaning to water something, demonstrating its verbal derivative use in a figurative sense connected to serving plants.
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