nedför

See also: nedfor

Swedish

Alternative forms

nerför

Etymology

ned +‎ för

Adverb

nedför

downhill

Preposition

nedför

down along
Blodet rann nedför hans arm
The blood ran down his arm

Usage notes

Close to synonymous with utför. Nedför vs. utför can be thought of as "down" vs. "along a downslope." For a downhill slope ((nedförs)backe) on a road, nedför sounds more idiomatic, since the focus is on the road heading down. For downhill skiing (utförsåkning) and the like, utför sounds more idiomatic, since the focus is on moving along a downslope.

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