bortkommen

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Swedish

Etymology

bort (“away”) +‎ kommen (“come”)

Adjective

bortkommen (comparative mer bortkommen, superlative mest bortkommen)

  1. 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

Inflection of bortkommen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bortkommen mer bortkommen mest bortkommen
neuter singular bortkommet mer bortkommet mest bortkommet
plural bortkomna mer bortkomna mest bortkomna
masculine plural2 bortkomne mer bortkomna mest bortkomna
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bortkomne mer bortkomne mest bortkomne
all bortkomna mer bortkomna mest bortkomna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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