This is the 746th most frequent Swedish word.
timme
The Swedish word "timme" means "hour" in English.
Here, 'timme' is used to denote a time duration of one hour.
Jag behöver bara en timme för att bli klar.
I only need one hour to finish.
In this example, 'timme' reflects the period during which an action has been ongoing.
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.
This usage of 'timme' indicates plural hours as a unit of time to describe length or duration.