stycken

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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stycken

  1. (plural only) instances, instances of (anything)
    Hon köpte fem (stycken) päron
    She bought five (instances of) pears
    Det kom bara fem (stycken) på mötet
    Only five (instances, of humans, i.e. people) came to the meeting

Usage notes

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  • Usually strictly redundant.
  • Sometimes (often jocularly) used for a single object: "en/ett styck [thing]"
  • The form "styckna" also occurs, from treating "stycken" as an adjective in the singular.

See also

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Noun

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stycken

  1. indefinite plural of stycke

References

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