nappa
nappa as a verb
Meaning
bite
In Swedish: hugga (på metkroken)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nappa | to bite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nappar | jag nappar |
| Past | nappade | jag nappade |
| Supine | nappat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nappat | jag har nappat |
| Past perfect | hade nappat | jag hade nappat |
| Future | ska nappa | or: kommer att nappa |
| Conditional | skulle nappa | jag skulle nappa |
| Imperative | nappa! | a command |
| Present participle | nappande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nappas |
|---|---|
| Present | nappas |
| Past | nappades |
| Supine | nappats |
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 nappar. See the four verb groups explained.
nappa as a noun(en nappa)
Meaning
nap (leather)
In Swedish: ett slags skinn
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en nappa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | nappan |
nappa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nappa, den stora nappan. Check another noun
Practise nappa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nappa). Which is the past tense?
nappa in a sentence
- Gäddan nappadeThe pike took the bait
- Det nappar i sjönThe fish are biting in the lake ("It bites in the lake")
- Ingen nappade på erbjudandetNo one took up ("bit on") the offer
Words built with nappa
- nappaskinn nap leather
Questions
What does nappa mean in English?
nappa means “bite”.
Is it en nappa or ett nappa?
It is en nappa, and “the nap” is nappan.
What is the past tense of nappa?
The past tense of nappa is nappade (“jag nappade”). The supine is nappat, used in “jag har nappat”.
What is the present tense of nappa?
nappar, the same for every person: jag nappar, du nappar, vi nappar.
Similar words
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse *hnappa, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną.
Nearby common words
nappa is number 7,636 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,631spaning spying, scouting, prediction, forecast
- 7,633chanslös not standing a chance
- 7,634bagagelucka synonym of baklucka
- 7,635rubba move, disturb
- 7,637avföring excrement, feces (US)
- 7,638förakt contempt, disdain
- 7,639uppfyllelse fulfilment
- 7,640messias messiah
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