den

This is the 8th most frequent Swedish word.


den

"Den" in Swedish means "it" or "the" and is used for common gender (en) nouns.


Here, 'den' is used as a pronoun referring to a specific object, whose gender aligns with common gender nouns.

Den är min favoritbok.

It is my favorite book.


Here, 'den' serves as 'it', a pronoun referring to a previously mentioned common gender noun.

Jag såg den på bordet.

I saw it on the table.


Here, 'den' functions as a pronoun referring back to a specified noun mentioned earlier, again with common gender alignment.

Han sa att den var trasig.

He said that it was broken.