nå
nå as a verb
Meaning
reach
In Swedish: få tag i (genom att sträcka ut händerna)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nå | to reach |
|---|---|---|
| Present | når | jag når |
| Past | nådde | jag nådde |
| Supine | nått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nått | jag har nått |
| Past perfect | hade nått | jag hade nått |
| Future | ska nå | or: kommer att nå |
| Conditional | skulle nå | jag skulle nå |
| Imperative | nå! | a command |
| Present participle | nående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nådd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nås |
|---|---|
| Present | nås |
| Past | nåddes |
| Supine | nåtts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use når. See the four verb groups explained.
nå as an interjection
Meaning
well!
nå as an adverb
Meaning
any (at all, to any extent)
Practise nå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nå). Which is the past tense?
nå in a sentence
- julgranen nådde till taketthe Christmas tree reached up to the ceiling
- jag når inte väskan på hyllanI cannot reach the bag on the shelf
- vi nådde Stockholm sent på kvällenwe reached Stockholm late in the evening
- Nå, vad säjer du?Well, what do you say?
- Nå, vi kan alltid gå istället.Well, we could always walk instead.
- Är den nå bra?Is it any good?
Questions
What does nå mean in English?
nå means “reach”.
What is the past tense of nå?
The past tense of nå is nådde (“jag nådde”). The supine is nått, used in “jag har nått”.
What is the present tense of nå?
når, the same for every person: jag når, du når, vi når.
Origin
From Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná.
Nearby common words
nå is number 516 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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