nita
Meaning
To rivet.; To brake suddenly.; To strongly hit or punch with a fist.; To defeat, especially with great advantage.
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nita | to rivet. |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nitar | jag nitar |
| Past | nitade | jag nitade |
| Supine | nitat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nitat | jag har nitat |
| Past perfect | hade nitat | jag hade nitat |
| Future | ska nita | or: kommer att nita |
| Conditional | skulle nita | jag skulle nita |
| Imperative | nita! | a command |
| Present participle | nitande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nitad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nitas |
|---|---|
| Present | nitas |
| Past | nitades |
| Supine | nitats |
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 nitar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise nita
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nita). Which is the past tense?
nita in a sentence
- Hon nitade för älgen!She braked for the moose!
- Ja' ska nita han!I'm gonna punch him!
Questions
What does nita mean in English?
nita means “To rivet., To brake suddenly.”.
What is the past tense of nita?
The past tense of nita is nitade (“jag nitade”). The supine is nitat, used in “jag har nitat”.
What is the present tense of nita?
nitar, the same for every person: jag nitar, du nitar, vi nitar.
Origin
Borrowed from German nieten or Middle Low German nêden, from Proto-Germanic *hneudaną.
Nearby common words
nita is number 5,912 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,908vik bay
- 5,909förlänga prolong, extend
- 5,910pyramid pyramid
- 5,911miljonär millionaire
- 5,913bevisning evidence, proof
- 5,914häpnadsväckande astounding
- 5,915kontrollrum control room
- 5,916fresta tempt
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