han

This is the 11th most frequent Swedish word.


han

"He" (third-person singular masculine pronoun).


In this sentence, 'han' functions as the subject of the sentence, referring to a male person.

Han gillar att läsa böcker.

He likes to read books.


Here, 'han' is used as the pronoun for a male person, inquiring about his identity in the sentence.

Vem är han som står vid dörren?

Who is he standing by the door?


In this sentence, 'han' is used to refer back to a male person previously mentioned, denoting the subject in the second clause.

Jag träffade honom igår, och han verkade glad.

I met him yesterday, and he seemed happy.