No. 182 in Swedish

anna

In Swedish, "anna" is a name and does not have a direct meaning beyond that.

In a sentence

Anna går till affären varje morgon.
Anna goes to the store every morning.
The word 'Anna' here is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Kan du anna någon gång förutom måndag?
Can you spare another time besides Monday?
The word 'anna' here is used in a colloquial sense meaning 'spare' or 'allocate' in conversation; though not standard, such usages might occur in dialects.
Vad ska vi göra om vi inte har något anna att göra?
What should we do if we have nothing else to do?
The word 'anna' here is a colloquial misspelling or usage of 'annat', meaning 'else'.

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