This is the 1446th most frequent Swedish word.
företagen
"Företagen" means "the companies" in English.
Here, "företagen" refers to companies or businesses collectively and is used as the subject of the sentence.
Företagen i området växer snabbt.
The businesses in the area are growing rapidly.
In this sentence, "företagen" is used in a definite plural form to refer to specific businesses that have been previously mentioned or understood.
Jag har läst mycket om företagen och deras framgång.
I have read a lot about the companies and their success.
"Företagen" here denotes a group of entities (companies) working together, indicating communication or cooperation between them.