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"De" in Swedish means "they" or "them."

'De' is used as a third-person plural subject pronoun referring to a group of people.

De sitter vid bordet och pratar.

They are sitting at the table and talking.

Here, 'de' functions as a demonstrative pronoun describing 'bokstäverna' (letters).

Jag såg de bokstäverna på väggen.

I saw those letters on the wall.

'De' acts as a demonstrative pronoun specifying the noun 'lärarna' (teachers).

Vi pratade med de lärarna igår.

We talked with those teachers yesterday.