No. 805 in Swedish

kilo

Kilogram.

In a sentence

Jag köpte ett kilo äpplen på marknaden.
I bought a kilogram of apples at the market.
Here, 'kilo' is used as a noun meaning 'kilogram', representing a unit of mass.
Hon bär flera kilo böcker till biblioteket varje dag.
She carries several kilograms of books to the library every day.
In this sentence, 'kilo' is functioning as a midaof the quantity 'several kilograms'. This indicates weight.
Cykeln väger bara några kilo och är lätt att bära.
The bicycle only weighs a few kilograms and is easy to carry.
This usage of 'kilo' specifies weight, used as part of the phrase 'a few kilograms' to quantify the lightness of the object.

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