Swedish interjection· top 5,000 most common

nä

no, no, nah/næː/

Meaning

no; no, nah

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What does nä mean?

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What does nä mean in English?

nä means “no, no, nah”.

Similar words

nej

Origin

Apocopic form of nej.

Nearby common words

nä is number 2,683 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,679ler clay; contraction of lera, in the expression ler och långhalm
2,680manus manuscript, ms
2,681seren serene
2,682skämma embarrass
2,684september September
2,685vettig sensible
2,686spy spew, throw up
2,687bakåt back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear

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