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borta

away, out, gone/²bɔʈːa/

borta as an adverb

Meaning

away; out; gone

In Swedish: på annat ställe, inte hemma

borta as an adjective

Meaning

away, not on one's home ground

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What does borta mean?

borta in a sentence

  • hon var alldeles borta
    she was totally perplexed
  • borta bra men hemma bäst
    there's no place like home
  • långt borta
    far away
  • Plånboken är borta. Jag kan inte hitta den.
    The wallet is gone. I can't find it.
  • Han verkade så borta
    He seemed so out of it
  • Nästa match är borta mot Djurgården.
    The next match is away against Djurgården.

Words built with borta

  • bortaplan away ground, away from home
  • bortalag away team
  • bortamatch away match

Questions

What does borta mean in English?

borta means “away, out”.

Similar words

frånvarandeförloradväckinte härförsvunnenvirrig

Origin

From Old Norse brottu, burtu.

Nearby common words

borta is number 252 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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