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.