andtruten
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ande + truten, referring to andning (“breathing”) and tryta (“to run out”)
Adjective
[edit]andtruten (not comparable)
- breathless, out of breath
- Svettiga och andtrutna, stannade de gående omsider för att pusta ut.
- Sweaty and breathless, the walking stopped after a while to catch breath.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of andtruten | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | andtruten | — | — |
Neuter singular | andtrutet | — | — |
Plural | andtrutna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | andtrutne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | andtrutne | — | — |
All | andtrutna | — | — |
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 |