No. 3,585 in Swedish
flytande
"Flytande" means "fluid" or "flowing" and can also refer to being "fluent" in a language.
In a sentence
Vatten är en flytande form av materien.
Water is a liquid form of matter.
Here, 'flytande' is used as an adjective to describe the physical state of water, indicating it is in liquid form.
Hon talar flytande svenska.
She speaks fluent Swedish.
In this sentence, 'flytande' is used as an adverb to indicate that someone speaks Swedish smoothly and with ease, describing the manner of speaking.
Båtens motor går flytande över vattnet.
The boat's engine runs smoothly over the water.
Here, 'flytande' is used as an adverb to describe the action of the boat's engine running, implying it performs smoothly and efficiently.
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