nagga
Swedish
Verb
nagga (present naggar, preterite naggade, supine naggat, imperative nagga)
- to break off one or more small pieces from (so as to damage); to chip, to chip away, to gnaw
- En mus hade naggat på brödbiten
- A mouse had gnawed on the piece of bread
- Kaffekoppen var naggad i kanten
- The coffee cup had a chipped edge
- (in the perfect participle "naggad") having an appearance like having been chipped (especially of leaves)
- naggade blad
- crenate leaves
- (figuratively) to wear on, to gnaw, to gnaw away at
- naggande tvivel
- gnawing doubts
- De dåliga recensionerna naggade på hans självförtroende
- The bad reviews wore on his confidence
- nagga på intäkterna
- gnaw away at the revenue
- nagga något/någon i kanten
- chip/gnaw at the edge of something/someone (common turn of phrase – reduce or wear on)
- (in the expression "(liten men) naggande god" ((small but) gnawing/chipping good)) very good, excellent
Conjugation
Conjugation of nagga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | nagga | naggas | ||
| Supine | naggat | naggats | ||
| Imperative | nagga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | naggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | naggar | naggade | naggas | naggades |
| Ind. plural1 | nagga | naggade | naggas | naggades |
| Subjunctive2 | nagge | naggade | nagges | naggades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | naggande | |||
| Past participle | naggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- gnaga (“gnaw”)
References
- nagga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nagga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nagga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)