banan
/baˈnɑːn/
The Swedish word for banana is banan.
banan is a noun used to refer to the fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun banan has several forms: the plural is bananer, the definite singular is bananen and the definite plural is bananerna.
How do you pronounce it?
/baˈnɑːn/
Did you know?
- Because banan also means 'track', a Swedish person talking about a banan in a sporting context is not referring to food.
- The Swedish word banan is a cognate of the English 'banana', meaning they share the same linguistic origin from the Wolof word banaana.
- In a culinary context, if you are making a 'banan' bread in Swedish, you would call it 'bananbröd'.
Examples in context
- Jag är en banan.I am a banana.Tatoeba #3684668 by loghaD, translation #3682681 by Vortarulo
- Jag åt en banan.I ate a banana.Tatoeba #5264103 by YlvaEmelia, translation #5263418 by CK
- Jag äter en banan.I eat a banana.Tatoeba #4448880 by richke, translation #1143111 by AlanF_US
- Kan jag få en banan, tack?Can I have a banana, please?
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alice and Oscar are in the kitchen.
- OscarVill du ha en banan?Do you want a banana?
- AliceJa, tack, jag är hungrig.Yes, thanks, I am hungry.
- OscarHär är din banan, Alice.Here is your banana, Alice.
- AliceTack så mycket, Oscar.Thank you very much, Oscar.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “banana” translations and entries banan, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries banan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
