This is the 16th most frequent Swedish word.
men
"But" (used to introduce a contrast or exception).
Here, 'men' is an interjection used at the beginning of a question to convey surprise or emphasis.
Men, kommer du inte ihåg vad jag sa tidigare?
But, don't you remember what I said earlier?
In this case, 'men' connects two clauses and provides a contrastive explanation, maintaining its role as a conjunction.
Han frågar mycket, men det beror på hans nyfikenhet.
He asks a lot, but it's because of his curiosity.
In this sentence, 'men' is used as a conjunction to express a contrast between two clauses.