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bakvänd

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Swedish

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Etymology

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bak (back) +‎ vänd (turned)

Adjective

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bakvänd (not (comparable))

  1. backwards (oriented in the direction opposite to the intended one)
    en man i bakvänd keps
    a man in a backwards cap
  2. (figuratively) preposterous (wrong, crazy)
    ett bakvänt resonemang
    a preposterous line of argument

Declension

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Inflection of bakvänd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bakvänd
neuter singular bakvänt
plural bakvända
masculine plural2 bakvände
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bakvände
all bakvända

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.

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