In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | nagga |
| Present | naggar |
| Past | naggade |
| Imperative | nagga |
| Supine | naggat |
Verbs conjugated like 'nagga'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nagga'
agga,
dagga,
gagga,
lagga,
nagla,
narga,
ragga,
sagga,
snagga,
tagga,
Translations
nag, complain about insignificant matters
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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En mus hade naggat på brödbiten (A mouse had gnawed on the piece of bread)
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Kaffekoppen var naggad i kanten (The coffee cup had a chipped edge)
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naggade blad (crenate leaves)
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naggande tvivel (gnawing doubts)
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De dåliga recensionerna naggade på hans självförtroende (The bad reviews wore on his confidence)
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nagga på intäkterna (gnaw away at the revenue)
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nagga något/någon i kanten (chip/gnaw at the edge of something/someone (common turn of phrase – reduce or wear on))
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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) [2022, Herr Talman, season 1, episode 6:]
Additional Information
Etymology
jfr sv. dial. nagga, gnaga, avgnaga, avbita, röra vid, skada, förfördela, lätt såra (huden), slå, reta, ä. d. nagge, nor. dial., nyisl. nagga, gnaga m. m.; intensivbildning till ett verb motsv. isl. naga (jfr GNAGA) References:
1Verbs referencing "nagga"
English
nag.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.