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No. 3,591 in Swedish

fortare

"Fortare" means "faster" in English.

In a sentence

  • Jag springer fortare än min vän.

    I run faster than my friend.

    'Fortare' here is used as a comparative adverb to indicate that the action of 'running' is performed faster than someone else's action.

  • Bilarna kör fortare på motorvägen.

    Cars drive faster on the motorway.

    Here, 'fortare' is an adverb modifying 'kör' (drive), showing increased speed in comparison to other contexts such as city driving.

  • Kan du arbeta fortare för att hinna klart i tid?

    Can you work faster to finish on time?

    In this sentence, 'fortare' is used interrogatively as a comparative adverb to suggest improving the speed of completing the work.

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