tillbaka
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFromOld Swedishtil baka, fromtil(“to”) +baka, genitive plural ofbaker(“back”), equivalent totill +baks, according to SAOB online the alternative forms with -s are however not hence this fact, but rather from the genitive singular. Cognate withIcelandictil baka,Danishtilbage,Norwegian Bokmåltilbake andNorwegian Nynorsktilbake.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edittillbaka (notcomparable)
- back, inreturn; (to a previous condition or place)
- Har du fåtttillbaka din plånbok än?
- Have you got your walletback yet?
- Han slog mig och jag slogtillbaka.
- He hit me and I hit himback.
References
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