efterbliven

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Swedish

Etymology

From efter (after) +‎ bliven (having become).

Adjective

efterbliven (comparative mer efterbliven, superlative mest efterbliven)

  1. (derogatory) retarded; with a mental retardation; underdeveloped; dumb
    Han är efterblivenHe's retarded
  2. (derogatory) backwards; behind current trends
    ett efterblivet landa backwards country

Declension

Inflection of efterbliven
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular efterbliven mer efterbliven mest efterbliven
Neuter singular efterblivet mer efterblivet mest efterblivet
Plural efterblivna mer efterblivna mest efterblivna
Masculine plural3 efterblivne mer efterblivna mest efterblivna
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 efterblivne mer efterblivne mest efterblivne
All efterblivna mer efterblivna mest efterblivna
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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