en nolla
nolla as a noun(en nolla)
Meaning
zero; nought; nobody
In Swedish: siffran 0
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en nolla |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | nollan |
| Plural, indefinite | nollor |
| Plural, definite | nollorna |
nolla is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nolla, den stora nollan. Check another noun
nolla as a verb
Meaning
to reset, to calibrate to zero; to haze (initiate a new student, called nolla, noun); to shut out, to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nolla | to reset |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nollar | jag nollar |
| Past | nollade | jag nollade |
| Supine | nollat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nollat | jag har nollat |
| Past perfect | hade nollat | jag hade nollat |
| Future | ska nolla | or: kommer att nolla |
| Conditional | skulle nolla | jag skulle nolla |
| Imperative | nolla! | a command |
| Present participle | nollande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nollad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nollas |
|---|---|
| Present | nollas |
| Past | nollades |
| Supine | nollats |
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 nollar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise nolla
1 / 2Is it en nolla or ett nolla?
nolla in a sentence
- Vilken nolla.What a loser.
- En nolla gick vilse och var borta i över två timmar.A fresher went wrong and was lost for over two hours.
- Nolla mätarna och börja om.Reset the meters and start again.
- Vi ska nolla de nya studenterna.We're going to haze the new students.
Questions
What does nolla mean in English?
nolla means “zero, nought”.
Is it en nolla or ett nolla?
It is en nolla, and “the zero” is nollan.
What is the plural of nolla?
The plural of nolla is nollor, and the definite plural is nollorna.
What is the past tense of nolla?
The past tense of nolla is nollade (“jag nollade”). The supine is nollat, used in “jag har nollat”.
What is the present tense of nolla?
nollar, the same for every person: jag nollar, du nollar, vi nollar.
Origin
From the digit noll (“zero”).
Nearby common words
nolla is number 2,254 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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