No. 746 in Swedish
timme
The Swedish word "timme" means "hour" in English.
In a sentence
Jag behöver bara en timme för att bli klar.
I only need one hour to finish.
Here, 'timme' is used to denote a time duration of one hour.
Klockan är fyra på eftermiddagen, och jag har väntat i en timme.
It's four in the afternoon, and I have been waiting for one hour.
In this example, 'timme' reflects the period during which an action has been ongoing.
Den här kursen tar flera timmar att avsluta.
This course takes several hours to complete.
This usage of 'timme' indicates plural hours as a unit of time to describe length or duration.
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