en mygga
mygga as a noun(en mygga)
Meaning
mosquito
In Swedish: insekt av gruppen Nematocera
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mygga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | myggan |
| Plural, indefinite | myggor |
| Plural, definite | myggorna |
mygga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mygga, den stora myggan. Check another noun
mygga as a verb
Meaning
to attach a small microphone to someone
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mygga | to attach a small microphone to someone |
|---|---|---|
| Present | myggar | jag myggar |
| Past | myggade | jag myggade |
| Supine | myggat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har myggat | jag har myggat |
| Past perfect | hade myggat | jag hade myggat |
| Future | ska mygga | or: kommer att mygga |
| Conditional | skulle mygga | jag skulle mygga |
| Imperative | mygga! | a command |
| Present participle | myggande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | myggad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | myggas |
|---|---|
| Present | myggas |
| Past | myggades |
| Supine | myggats |
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 myggar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mygga
1 / 2Is it en mygga or ett mygga?
mygga in a sentence
- bli myggbiten / biten av en myggabe bit by a mosquito
- ett kliande myggbettan itchy [itching] mosquito bite
- Mygghonor suger blodFemale mosquitoes suck blood
- Myggor inarMosquitoes make a high-pitched buzzing sound
Words built with mygga
- myggnät mosquito net
- myggbett mosquito bite
Questions
What does mygga mean in English?
mygga means “mosquito”.
Is it en mygga or ett mygga?
It is en mygga, and “the mosquito” is myggan.
What is the plural of mygga?
The plural of mygga is myggor, and the definite plural is myggorna.
What is the past tense of mygga?
The past tense of mygga is myggade (“jag myggade”). The supine is myggat, used in “jag har myggat”.
What is the present tense of mygga?
myggar, the same for every person: jag myggar, du myggar, vi myggar.
Origin
From Middle Low German mügge, from Old Saxon muggia, from Proto-West Germanic *muggjā, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mujan, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (“fly”), *mew-.
Nearby common words
mygga is number 8,109 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,105beräknad estimated
- 8,106demokratisk democratic
- 8,107cockpit cockpit
- 8,108kräla crawl
- 8,110analytiker Analyst
- 8,111aktieägare stock holder, shareholder
- 8,112knuten knit, knotted, tied
- 8,113tveksamt doubtful/ly, doubtful
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