No. 945 in Swedish
ton
"Ton" in Swedish means "tone" or "note" in English. It can also mean "a (metric) ton" as a unit of weight.
In a sentence
Musiken hade en varm och mjuk ton.
The music had a warm and soft tone.
Describes the sound quality or character of the music.
Han bar en ton av allvar i sin röst.
He carried a tone of seriousness in his voice.
Refers to the emotional or expressive manner in his voice.
I gymmet lyfte hon en vikt på ett ton.
At the gym, she lifted a weight of one ton.
Represents a unit of measurement equal to 1000 kilograms.
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