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Swedish
Etymology
bort (“away”) + kommen (“come”)
Adjective
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
Inflection of bortkommen
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Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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Common singular
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bortkommen
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mer bortkommen
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mest bortkommen
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Neuter singular
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bortkommet
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mer bortkommet
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mest bortkommet
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Plural
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bortkomna
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mer bortkomna
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mest bortkomna
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Masculine plural3
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bortkomne
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mer bortkomna
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mest bortkomna
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Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Masculine singular1
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bortkomne
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mer bortkomne
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mest bortkomne
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All
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bortkomna
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mer bortkomna
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mest bortkomna
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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
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