This is the 7447th most frequent Swedish word.
sona
"To atone" or "make amends."
The word 'sona' here means 'atone' or 'make amends', referring to an effort to compensate for previous wrongdoings.
Han försökte sona sina misstag genom att hjälpa andra.
He tried to atone for his mistakes by helping others.
In this sentence, 'sona' also carries the meaning of 'to atone', focusing on the difficulty or impossibility of compensating for actions.
Det är svårt att sona för allt det onda man har gjort.
It is hard to atone for all the evil one has done.
Here, 'sona' conveys the sense of taking responsibility for one's actions and seeking reconciliation.