No. 10,571 in Swedish
kontant
"Kontant" means "cash" in English.
In a sentence
Jag har kontant pengar för köpet.
I have cash for the purchase.
Here, 'kontant' is used as an adjective describing 'pengar', meaning cash money.
Kan jag betala kontant för maten?
Can I pay in cash for the food?
In this sentence, 'kontant' acts as an adverb indicating the method of payment, which is in cash.
Vi föredrar kontant betalning.
We prefer cash payment.
Here, 'kontant' is used to describe the type of payment, acting as part of a compound noun 'kontant betalning' implying cash payments.
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