tugga
Swedish
Etymology
From the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɵˌɡa]
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Noun
tugga c
- a bite (as much as one can chew)
Declension
| Declension of tugga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tugga | tuggan | tuggor | tuggorna |
| Genitive | tuggas | tuggans | tuggors | tuggornas |
Verb
tugga (present tuggar, preterite tuggade, supine tuggat, imperative tugga)
- to chew (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tugga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tugga | tuggas |
| Present tense | tuggar | tuggas |
| Past tense | tuggade | tuggades |
| Supine | tuggat | tuggats |
| Imperative | tugga | — |
| Present participle | tuggande | |
| Past participle | tuggad | |
Related terms
- tuggmotstånd
- tuggning
- tuggummi