bortkommen
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bort (“away”) + kommen (“come”)
Adjective
[edit]bortkommen (comparative mer bortkommen, superlative mest bortkommen)
- feeling lost and alienated, like a fish out of water (and possibly feeling or acting awkward as a result)
- Antonym: hemmastadd
- Han kände sig bortkommen i fina kulturkretsar
- He felt like a fish out of water in fancy cultural circles
- Han såg lite bortkommen ut
- He looked a bit lost
Declension
[edit]Inflection of bortkommen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | bortkommen | mer bortkommen | mest bortkommen |
Neuter singular | bortkommet | mer bortkommet | mest bortkommet |
Plural | bortkomna | mer bortkomna | mest bortkomna |
Masculine plural3 | bortkomne | mer bortkomna | mest bortkomna |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bortkomne | mer bortkomne | mest bortkomne |
All | bortkomna | mer bortkomna | mest bortkomna |
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 |