No. 8,069 in Swedish
year
The Swedish word "year" translates to "år" in English, meaning a period of 12 months.
In a sentence
Jag bodde i Sverige i ett år.
I lived in Sweden for a year.
In this sentence, 'ett år' is used to denote a specific duration of one year.
Detta år har varit mycket framgångsrikt.
This year has been very successful.
Here, 'detta år' refers to the current year as a specific time period.
Han är 25 år gammal.
He is 25 years old.
In this context, 'år' is used to indicate age, representing the number of years a person has lived.
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