No. 3,812 in Swedish
kanter
"Edges" or "rims."
In a sentence
Bollen rullade mot kanter av bordet.
The ball rolled toward the edges of the table.
In this sentence, 'kanter' means edges or sides of a surface, indicating the outer boundary of the table.
Hon gick längs floden och tittade på kanter.
She walked along the river and looked at the banks.
In this sentence, 'kanter' refers to the edges or banks of the river, describing its physical boundary.
Desperationen nådde kanterna av deras tålamod.
The desperation reached the limits of their patience.
Here, 'kanter' symbolically represents the limits or extremes of a conceptual space like patience.
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