nedför

See also: nedfor

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

ned + för

Adverb

nedför

  1. downhill

Preposition

nedför

  1. 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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