Swedish adverb· top 500 most common
tillbaka
back(wards), back/tɪlˈbɑːka/
Meaning
back(wards); back
In Swedish: till en tidigare plats el. tidpunkt, bakåt, åter
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tillbaka in a sentence
- komma tillbaka från en resareturn from a trip
- lämna tillbaka något man lånatreturn sth. one has borrowed
- sedan en tid tillbakafor some while
- Har du fått tillbaka din plånbok än?Have you got your wallet back yet?
- Han slog mig och jag slog tillbaka.He hit me and I hit him back.
Expressions
- dra sig tillbakaretire
Words built with tillbaka
- tillbakablick retrospect
- tillbakagång decline
Questions
What does tillbaka mean in English?
tillbaka means “back(wards), back”.
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Nearby common words
tillbaka is number 105 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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