nobba
Meaning
turn down
In Swedish: säga nej till, avvisa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nobba | to turn down |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nobbar | jag nobbar |
| Past | nobbade | jag nobbade |
| Supine | nobbat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nobbat | jag har nobbat |
| Past perfect | hade nobbat | jag hade nobbat |
| Future | ska nobba | or: kommer att nobba |
| Conditional | skulle nobba | jag skulle nobba |
| Imperative | nobba! | a command |
| Present participle | nobbande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nobbad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nobbas |
|---|---|
| Present | nobbas |
| Past | nobbades |
| Supine | nobbats |
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 nobbar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise nobba
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nobba). Which is the past tense?
nobba in a sentence
- nobba ett anbud om proffskontraktturn down an offer of a professional contract
Questions
What does nobba mean in English?
nobba means “turn down”.
What is the past tense of nobba?
The past tense of nobba is nobbade (“jag nobbade”). The supine is nobbat, used in “jag har nobbat”.
What is the present tense of nobba?
nobbar, the same for every person: jag nobbar, du nobbar, vi nobbar.
Similar words
Origin
From Tavringer Romani noba, nåbba, from German Rotwelsch nobis (“nothing”), of uncertain origin.
Nearby common words
nobba is number 6,963 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,959genomskåda penetrate, see through
- 6,960utspridd scattered, spread out, scattered
- 6,961alexi alexia
- 6,962förväntning expectation
- 6,964hemligstämplad classified
- 6,965tveksam doubtful, hesitant
- 6,966utbringa propose, call for
- 6,967bianco a pizza without tomato sauce
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