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andetag

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Etymology

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From ande +‎ tag.

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Noun

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andetag n

  1. a breath (inhalation of air into the lungs, and in some expressions similar to English)
    Synonym: (uncommon) andedrag
    Ta/dra ett djupt andetag!
    Take a deep breath!
    slåss till sista andetaget
    fight to the last breath
    nämnas i samma andetag
    be mentioned in the same breath
    ta/dra sitt sista andetag
    draw one's last breath
    • 1991, Eva Dahlgren, “Vem tänder stjärnorna? [Who lights the stars?]”, in En blekt blondins hjärta [The Heart of a Bleached Blonde]‎[1]:
      Det var evighetssekunder. Tre korta andetag. Hela livet vände. Vem valde? Inte jag. Jag hörde ord från mina läppar som aldrig vilat i min mun. Tankar aldrig tänkta, som nya väggar i ett rum.
      It was seconds of eternity. Three short breaths. My whole life ["the whole life" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting a noun in the definite instead of with a separate possessive pronoun] turned around. Who chose? Not me. I heard words from my lips that had [implied from vilat (rested) being supine] never rested in my mouth. Thoughts never thought, like new walls in a room.

Declension

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Declension of andetag
nominative genitive
singular indefinite andetag andetags
definite andetaget andetagets
plural indefinite andetag andetags
definite andetagen andetagens

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