Swedish pronoun · determiner· top 500 most common

nån

some, any, one

nån as a pronoun

Meaning

some; any; one

In Swedish: någon

nån as a determiner

Meaning

pronunciation spelling of någon (“some, any”)

Practise nån

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What does nån mean?

nån in a sentence

kära nån
Oh, dear!
Kan nån hjälpa mig?
Can someone help me?
Undra om det nån jacka som passar mig?
I wonder if there's any jacket that fits me.

Questions

What does nån mean in English?

nån means “some, any”.

Origin

Syncopic form of någon.

Nearby common words

nån is number 103 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

99ditt your, yours, you (vocative determiner used before a singular neuter gender noun)
100vänta wait, expect
101känna feel, know
102två two
104dag day
105tillbaka back(wards), back
106något some
107gjorde did

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