This is the 61st most frequent Swedish word.
hela
"Hela" in Swedish means "whole" or "entire."
Here, 'hela' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'kakan', meaning 'the entire' or 'the whole' in English, indicating all parts or the entirety of the cake.
Hon åt upp hela kakan.
She ate the entire cake.
In this sentence, 'hela' modifies 'laget', which means 'the team', conveying that all members of the team were involved in the victory.
Hela laget vann tävlingen.
The whole team won the competition.
Here, 'hela' combines with 'tiden' to form the expression 'hela tiden', which translates to 'all the time' or 'always', illustrating an ongoing action or state.