andtruten
Swedish
Etymology
ande + truten, referring to andning (“breathing”) and tryta (“to run out”)
Adjective
andtruten
- 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.
- Svettiga och andtrutna, stannade de gående omsider för att pusta ut.
Declension
| Inflection of andtruten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||