ifrån

ifrån as a preposition

ifrån in a sentence

• jag är långt ifrån nöjd
  I am far from pleased

Expressions

• slå ifrån strömmen
  switch off the electricity
• komma ifrån
  get away from
• säga ifrån
  let sby know
• vara ifrån sig
  be beside oneself

Questions

Where the course teaches it

• The Swedish verb att bli (to become)
  Complete Swedish – Season 1

Origin

From i + från, from Old Norse frá, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *framaz (“forth, forward”).

Nearby common words

ifrån is number 432 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 428rolig funny
• 429fara go
• 430mellan between
• 431skada hurt, injure
• 433timme an hour (time period of sixty minutes), an hour (of the day)
• 434senare later, latter; related to or being the second of two items
• 435lilla small
• 436syster sister