No. 183 in Swedish
borta
Gone; away.
In a sentence
Nycklarna är borta.
The keys are gone.
The word 'borta' is used here to indicate that the keys are not present or have been misplaced.
De bodde ganska långt borta från staden.
They lived quite far away from the city.
Here, 'borta' is describing the distance or separation of the location from the city.
Lampa gick sönder så det är mörkt borta i hörnet.
The lamp broke so it is dark over in the corner.
In this sentence, 'borta' is combined with 'i hörnet' to indicate a specific distant location within the context of the room.
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