This is the 261st most frequent Swedish word.
gav
The Swedish word "gav" means "gave" in English.
The word 'gav' is used as the past tense of 'ge' (to give) indicating the action of giving something to someone.
Han gav boken till sin vän.
He gave the book to his friend.
Here, 'gav' describes the act of providing an emotional state or a feeling, in this case, joy.
Det gav oss mycket glädje.
It gave us much joy.
In this sentence, 'gav' is part of the phrase 'gav upp', which is a phrasal verb meaning 'gave up', showing its figurative usage.