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Meaning of svaine | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[svâjnɛ]

Definitions

  1. locative singular of svaine
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular
  2. sister-in-law (one's wife's sister or one's husband's sister; also, one's brother's wife, or one's husband's brother's wife)
    declension-5, feminine

Examples

“tā nav ne mana, ne mana brāļa māja, tā ir mums abiem kopīga... bet kad es apprecēšos, es vairs negribēšu iet svaines virtuvē”

this is neither my nor my brother's house, this is our common (house)... but when I get married, I won't want to go to my sister-in-law's kitchen anymore

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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