Swedish adverb · preposition· top 5,000 most common

bakifrån

from behind, from the back

bakifrån as an adverb

Meaning

from behind; from the back

bakifrån as a preposition

Meaning

from the back of

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What does bakifrån mean?

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What does bakifrån mean in English?

bakifrån means “from behind, from the back”.

Origin

bak (“back”) + ifrån (“from”)

Nearby common words

bakifrån is number 4,346 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,342örn eagle
  • 4,343återskapa re-create
  • 4,344mordvapen murder weapon
  • 4,345kväva smother, suffocate
  • 4,347tagning take (film sequence recorded continuously in one go)
  • 4,348artig courteous, polite
  • 4,349sikt view, visibility
  • 4,350logga to log (make an entry in a log), to measure, to record
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