helen

This is the 1662nd most frequent Swedish word.

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helen

The Swedish word "helen" means "the whole" or "the entirety" in English.


Proper noun: 'Helen' refers to the name of a person in this sentence.

Helen är en väldigt hjälpsam person.

Helen is a very helpful person.


Noun form: 'hela' is used as 'the whole' to describe the entirety of the house, but 'helen' might sound phonetically after declensions.

Hela huset är byggt i trä.

The whole house is built of wood.


Proper noun: 'Helen' is used here again to refer to the name of a person within the sentence structure.

Helen påstår att hon såg något konstigt.

Helen claims that she saw something unusual.