bilen

This is the 1638th most frequent Swedish word.

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bilen

"The car."


In this sentence, 'bilen' denotes 'the car', and is the subject performing the verb action of 'standing'.

Bilen står på uppfarten.

The car is parked in the driveway.


Here, 'bilen' again refers to 'the car', but it acts as the object of the verb 'köpte' (bought), showing possession.

Jag köpte bilen igår.

I bought the car yesterday.


In this example, 'bilen' ('the car') is used within a subordinate clause ('som äger bilen') to indicate ownership related to 'the woman'.

Kvinnan som äger bilen är här.

The woman who owns the car is here.