bakvänd

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Swedish

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Etymology

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bak (back) +‎ vänd (turned)

Adjective

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bakvänd (not comparable)

  1. backwards (oriented in the direction opposite to the intended one)
    en man i bakvänd keps
    a man in a backwards cap
  2. (figuratively) preposterous (wrong, crazy)
    ett bakvänt resonemang
    a preposterous line of argument

Declension

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Inflection of bakvänd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bakvänd
Neuter singular bakvänt
Plural bakvända
Masculine plural3 bakvände
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bakvände
All bakvända
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

See also

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