nagga
Swedish
editVerb
editnagga (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
- 2022, Herr Talman, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Ulf Kristersson:
- Jag e en ledare med groove / Smooth e min metod / Jag e liten men naggande god
- I'm a leader with groove / Smooth is my metod / I'm small but really cool
Conjugation
editConjugation of nagga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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. |