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Swedish interjection · adverb · noun· top 100 most common

nej

no/nɛj/

nej as an interjection

Meaning

no

In Swedish: inte alls

nej as an adverb

Meaning

no; a negative answer

nej as a noun(ett nej)

Meaning

a no, a nay; a negative answer or vote

Forms

Forms of nej
Singular, indefiniteett nej
Singular, definitenejet
Plural, indefinitenej
Plural, definitenejen

nej is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort nej, det stora nejet. Check another noun

Practise nej

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What does nej mean?

nej in a sentence

  • Nej då!
    Oh, no!
  • Nej tack!
    No thank you!
  • nej till kärnkraft
    no to nuclear power
  • Nej, jag har inga pengar med mig.
    No, I have no money with me.

Questions

What does nej mean in English?

nej means “no”.

Is it en nej or ett nej?

It is ett nej, and “the a no” is nejet.

What is the plural of nej?

nej doesn't change in the plural: ett nej, två nej (definite: nejen).

Similar words

nänixtyvärr

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish næi, from Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).

Nearby common words

nej is number 40 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 36komma come, arrive
  • 37vill want
  • 38ja yes, well; all right
  • 39nu now
  • 41bara only, just
  • 42min my
  • 43hur how
  • 44ta take; to grab and move to oneself, to bring (along); to carry
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