Swedish noun · verb· top 5,000 most common

en brygga

landing-stage, bridge, jetty

brygga as a noun(en brygga)

Meaning

landing-stage; bridge; jetty

In Swedish: utbyggnad i vatten, plattform (på båt)

Forms

Forms of brygga
Singular, indefinite	en brygga
Singular, definite	bryggan
Plural, indefinite	bryggor
Plural, definite	bryggorna

brygga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor brygga, den stora bryggan. Check another noun

brygga as a verb

Meaning

make; produce; brew

In Swedish: (om vissa drycker:) framställa, göra

Conjugation

Conjugation of brygga (make)
Infinitive	att brygga	to make
Present	bryggar	jag bryggar
Past	bryggade	jag bryggade
Supine	bryggat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har bryggat	jag har bryggat
Past perfect	hade bryggat	jag hade bryggat
Future	ska brygga	or: kommer att brygga
Conditional	skulle brygga	jag skulle brygga
Imperative	brygga!	a command
Present participle	bryggande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	bryggad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of brygga
Infinitive	bryggas
Present	bryggas
Past	bryggades
Supine	bryggats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bryggar. See the four verb groups explained.

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brygga in a sentence

De lade till vid bryggan
They docked at the jetty / pier / dock
förtöja båten vid bryggan
moor the boat at the jetty / pier / dock
kasta loss från bryggan
cast off from the jetty / pier / dock
hoppa i från bryggan
jump in [into the water] from the jetty / pier / dock
Vågorna skvalpade mot bryggan
The waves lapped against the jetty / pier / dock
brygga kaffe
make coffee
Jag bryggade bränslepumpsrelät och fick det omlött
I bridged the fuel pump relay and had it resoldered
brygga kaffe i en kaffebryggare
brew coffee in a coffee machine [coffee brewer]

Words built with brygga

bryggdans quayside dancing
lastbrygga loading platform

Questions

What does brygga mean in English?

brygga means “landing-stage, bridge”.

Is it en brygga or ett brygga?

It is en brygga, and “the landing-stage” is bryggan.

What is the plural of brygga?

The plural of brygga is bryggor, and the definite plural is bryggorna.

What is the past tense of brygga?

The past tense of brygga is bryggade (“jag bryggade”). The supine is bryggat, used in “jag har bryggat”.

What is the present tense of brygga?

bryggar, the same for every person: jag bryggar, du bryggar, vi bryggar.

Origin

From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw-.

Nearby common words

brygga is number 2,901 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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2,898halvår a half-year (often six months)
2,899tina melt, thaw
2,900sport sport
2,902trollkarl a wizard, a magician, a sorcerer (man who can perform supernatural magic), a magician, a conjurer (performer of magic tricks)
2,903torr dry
2,904checka check
2,905best brute, beast

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