This is the 3560th most frequent Swedish word.
familjerna
"Familjerna" means "the families" in English.
The plural word 'familjerna' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to multiple families collectively.
Familjerna firade tillsammans vid högtiden.
The families celebrated together during the holiday.
Here, 'familjerna' is employed to denote specific families being discussed, showing possession and individual differences.
Man kan se att familjerna har olika traditioner.
One can see that the families have different traditions.
In this sentence, 'familjerna' indicates a specific group of families, again used as the sentence’s object.