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  2. /Location and motion adverbs (här/hit, där/dit)
  3. /borta

borta

borta
away, gone (location)
From Lesson 74:Location and motion adverbs (här/hit, där/dit)·Swedish

Usages of borta

Nyckeln är borta.
The key is gone.
Hon är borta i en vecka.
She is away for a week.
Är lampan borta nu?
Is the lamp gone now?
Måste vi centrera allt, eller kan väskan stå där borta?
Do we have to center everything, or can the bag stand over there?
Båten stannar borta på grund av att förbudet gäller nu.
The boat stays away because the ban applies now.
Då skenet var borta i dimman, lämnade kaptenen skäret bakom sig.
Since the glow was gone in the fog, the captain left the skerry behind him.
Jag höll på att stänga kattluckan, men den måste vara öppen så länge vi är borta.
I almost closed the cat flap, but it must be open as long as we are away.
Husvakten bor på övervåningen så länge som vi är borta.
The house sitter lives on the upper floor as long as we are away.

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