nöja
Meaning
Please
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nöja | to Please |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nöjer | jag nöjer |
| Past | nöjde | jag nöjde |
| Supine | nöjt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nöjt | jag har nöjt |
| Past perfect | hade nöjt | jag hade nöjt |
| Future | ska nöja | or: kommer att nöja |
| Conditional | skulle nöja | jag skulle nöja |
| Imperative | nöj! | a command |
| Present participle | nöjande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nöjd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nöjas |
|---|---|
| Present | nöjs |
| Past | nöjdes |
| Supine | nöjts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use nöjer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise nöja
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nöja). Which is the past tense?
nöja in a sentence
- Jag nöjer mig inte med mindreI won't settle for less
Questions
What does nöja mean in English?
nöja means “Please”.
What is the past tense of nöja?
The past tense of nöja is nöjde (“jag nöjde”). The supine is nöjt, used in “jag har nöjt”.
What is the present tense of nöja?
nöjer, the same for every person: jag nöjer, du nöjer, vi nöjer.
Origin
From Old Swedish nø̄ghia, from Old Norse nœgja.
Nearby common words
nöja is number 2,742 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 2,738norra northern; synonym to nordlig, this form is used in definite form and in proper nouns
- 2,740märr mare
- 2,741biten bitten, stung (by a bee, wasp or mosquito)
- 2,743uttrycka express, manifest
- 2,744titel title
- 2,745glo stare, gape
- 2,746lojalitet loyalty
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