This is the 3585th most frequent Swedish word.
flytande
"Flytande" means "fluid" or "flowing" and can also refer to being "fluent" in a language.
Here, 'flytande' is used as an adjective to describe the physical state of water, indicating it is in liquid form.
Vatten är en flytande form av materien.
Water is a liquid form of matter.
In this sentence, 'flytande' is used as an adverb to indicate that someone speaks Swedish smoothly and with ease, describing the manner of speaking.
Hon talar flytande svenska.
She speaks fluent Swedish.
Here, 'flytande' is used as an adverb to describe the action of the boat's engine running, implying it performs smoothly and efficiently.