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den.

it (for common gender nouns)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

pron/dɛnː//rɛnː/

  1. it (for common gender nouns)

    common-gender
    Jag ser Nisses bil. Den är röd.
    Jag har tappat bort min nyckel. Har du sett den?

  2. that (for common gender nouns)

    common-gender
    Den bilen är röd, men bilen där borta är grön

  3. that (for common gender nouns) the one, that one (for common gender nouns)

    common-gender
    Den stora bilen – den som Margit äger – är gul
    – Vilken glass tog du? – Jag tog den med marshmallows.

  4. he, she, whoever, "the one"

    common-gender
    Den som lever får se
    Den som gräver en grop åt andra faller ofta själv däri
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish þæn, accusative of sā(r), from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só.

article/dɛnː//rɛnː/

  1. the (when an adjective is used with a common gender noun in the definite – det is used for neuter gender nouns, and de for plural nouns, regardless of gender)

    common-gender · definite
    en bil
    bilen

  2. the (when an adjective is used with a common gender noun in the definite – det is used for neuter gender nouns, and de for plural nouns, regardless of gender) the ... one (when the noun is implied, which is an idiomatic construction)

    common-gender · definite
    – Vilken tröja vill du ha? – Den blå.
    – Vilken glass vill du ha? – Den största.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish þæn, accusative of sā(r), from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só.

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