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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||