Swedish adverb· top 500 most common

ner

down, down; in a direction downwards, down; off (with various verbs to denote something which is turned off or shut down)/neːr/

Meaning

down; down; in a direction downwards; down; off (with various verbs to denote something which is turned off or shut down)

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What does ner mean?

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What does ner mean in English?

ner means “down, down; in a direction downwards”.

Origin

A contraction of earlier neder, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.

Nearby common words

ner is number 136 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

132börja begin, start
133fråga ask
134varit been
135mot against, towards, (toward (US))
137hålla hold, keep
138sin his, one's
139andra other, second
140ville wanted

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