annan

In a sentence

• Jag kan inte gå i dag, men vi kan träffas en annan dag.

  I can't go today, but we can meet another day.

  The word 'annan' here modifies 'dag' (day) and means 'another'. It suggests a different, alternative day.

• Hon tog fram en annan stol för att ersätta den trasiga.

  She brought out another chair to replace the broken one.

  Here, 'annan' modifies 'stol' (chair), meaning 'a different one'. It indicates replacing or substitution with another item.

• Vi måste prata om något annat än jobbet.

  We need to talk about something other than work.

  In this construction, 'annat' (a neuter form of 'annan') means 'other' and is used to reference an alternative topic, not work.