Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

neka

deny

Meaning

deny

In Swedish: svara nej, avvisa (ett påstående)

Conjugation

Conjugation of neka (deny)
Infinitive	att neka	to deny
Present	nekar	jag nekar
Past	nekade	jag nekade
Supine	nekat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har nekat	jag har nekat
Past perfect	hade nekat	jag hade nekat
Future	ska neka	or: kommer att neka
Conditional	skulle neka	jag skulle neka
Imperative	neka!	a command
Present participle	nekande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	nekad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of neka
Infinitive	nekas
Present	nekas
Past	nekades
Supine	nekats

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 nekar. See the four verb groups explained.

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neka in a sentence

nekande svar
answer in the negative
neka till en anklagelse
deny an accusation
Mannen nekar till brott.
The man denies the crime.
Mannen nekade att han hade begått brottet.
The man denied having committed the crime.
Jag blev nekad tillgång till min dator.
I was denied access to my computer.
Många företag nekar att ta emot kontanter.
Many companies refuse to accept cash.

Questions

What does neka mean in English?

neka means “deny”.

What is the past tense of neka?

The past tense of neka is nekade (“jag nekade”). The supine is nekat, used in “jag har nekat”.

What is the present tense of neka?

nekar, the same for every person: jag nekar, du nekar, vi nekar.

Similar words

förvägraavböjanobbasäga nej

Origin

From nej (“no”), similar to jaka (“to say yes”).

Nearby common words

neka is number 3,493 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,489avtryck imprint, an impression, an imprint (in a soft surface, or for example a fingerprint)
3,490anklagad acused, accused
3,491aggressiv aggressive, belligerent
3,492tapp peg, plug
3,494sökande applicant
3,495uppstå come up
3,497positivt positive
3,498svamp fungus, sponge

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