man

This is the 14th most frequent Swedish word.


man

The Swedish word "man" means "one," "you," or "people" (used as an impersonal or generic pronoun).


Here, 'man' refers to an individual male person.

I Sverige behöver varje man följa lagen.

In Sweden, every man must follow the law.


In this context, 'man' generalizes to mean 'anyone' or 'everyone' in a specific context.

Man kan uppnå sina mål med hårt arbete.

One can achieve their goals with hard work.


In this sentence, 'man' is used as an impersonal pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general'.

Man säger att morgonstunden har guld i mund.

They say that the early bird catches the worm.