No. 3,046 in Swedish
kane
"Kane" in Swedish means "sled" or "sleigh."
In a sentence
Vi åkte ner för backen med en snabb kané.
We went down the hill with a fast sleigh.
The word 'kané' (an older variant or poetic usage of 'kälke' or sleigh) is used to denote a type of vehicle for sliding over snow or ice.
Kungen anlände i sin vackra kané.
The king arrived in his beautiful sleigh.
Here, 'kané' refers to a sleigh, emphasizing its ornamental and regal nature.
Barnen tvekade först men hoppade sedan på kanén.
The children hesitated at first but then jumped onto the sleigh.
In this sentence, 'kané' is used to describe a sleigh intended for children or recreational use.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “kane” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “kane” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into svenska, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Swedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).