duga

duga in a sentence

• svampen duger inte att äta
  that mushroom is not fit to eat
• han duger inte till sjöman
  he is not cut out to be a sailor
• Om den dugde åt din syster så duger den åt dig
  If it was good enough for your sister, it is good enough for you
• Oroa dig inte. Du duger som du är.
  Don't worry. You are good enough the way you are.
• Hon hade dåligt självförtroende. Tyckte inte att hon dugde.
  She had low self-esteem. Didn't think she was good enough.
• – Behöver jag göra någonting mer? – Nej då, det duger.
  – Do I need to do anything more? – No, that's enough [suffices]. [The "då" affirms the "nej, " softening the tone a bit, like "nah"]
• Han duger ingenting till
  He's a good-for-nothing ["Han duger till ingenting" would be less literary except "duga ingenting till" has become idiomatic]
• Han duger inte mycket till
  He's not good for much [same as above]

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Origin

From Old Swedish dugha, from Old Norse duga, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Nearby common words

duga is number 1,562 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,558ifred in peace, (often more idiomatic) alone
• 1,559rättvisa justice, fairness
• 1,560rida ride
• 1,561händelse event, occurrence
• 1,563rom roe, rum
• 1,564lyda obey, run
• 1,566matt feeble, weak
• 1,567respektera respect