bortkommen

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**
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.

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