No. 5,024 in Swedish

ca

Approximately.

In a sentence

Det tar ca 10 minuter att gå till stationen.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to walk to the station.
Here, 'ca' is used as an abbreviation for 'circa', indicating an approximate amount of time to walk to the station.
Kursen omfattar ca 35 lektioner.
The course includes approximately 35 lessons.
In this sentence, 'ca' denotes an estimate regarding the number of lessons the course comprises.
Vi kommer fram ca kl. 18.
We will arrive at approximately 6 PM.
Here, 'ca' implies an approximate time of arrival, showing uncertainty or flexibility about the time mentioned.

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