Swedish adverb · adjective· top 2,000 most common

noga

exactly, carefully

noga as an adverb

Meaning

exactly; carefully

In Swedish: på ett grundligt sätt

noga as an adjective

Meaning

careful

In Swedish: angelägen, noggrann

Practise noga

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What does noga mean?

noga in a sentence

  • Följ anvisningarna noga!
    Follow the instructions exactly!
  • Tänk igenom det noga.
    Think it carefully through.
  • Studera bilden noga i en minut, och räkna sedan upp vilka föremål som fanns i bilden.
    Study the picture closely for a minute, and after that, list which objects were present in the image.
  • han är noga med att uppträda korrekt
    he is very careful to behave correctly
  • En kirurg måste vara mycket noga med renligheten när han eller hon ska operera.
    A surgeon has to take great care about cleanliness when he or she is going to perform surgery.

Expressions

  • det är inte så noga
    it's not all that important

Questions

What does noga mean in English?

noga means “exactly, carefully”.

Similar words

grundlignoggrantdetaljeradgrundligtordentligstrikt

Origin

From Old Swedish nōgha, from Middle Low German nouwe (“narrow”).

Nearby common words

noga is number 1,607 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,603and (wild) duck
  • 1,604levde lived
  • 1,605källare cellar
  • 1,606skydd defence, security
  • 1,608km kilometre
  • 1,609vems whose; genitive of vem
  • 1,610märkt marked, tagged, carrying a mark or indication, marked, certified, carrying a mark that indicates certification
  • 1,611sålde sold
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