nu
nu as an adverb
Meaning
now
In Swedish: i det här ögonblicket
nu as a noun(ett nu)
Meaning
present, now
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett nu |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | nuet |
nu is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort nu, det stora nuet. Check another noun
Practise nu
1 / 1What does nu mean?
nu in a sentence
- just nujust now
- redan nualready, even now
- nu kommer tågethere comes the train, the train is coming now
- nu för tidennowadays, these days
- Vad var det nu (igen) han hette?What was his name again?
- Hör du mig nu?Can you hear me now?
- Jag har inte tid just nuI don't have the time right now
- Det är fest på fredagThere is a party on Friday
- att leva i nuetto live in the present
- att vara närvarande i nuetto be present in the moment [the present]
Questions
What does nu mean in English?
nu means “now”.
Is it en nu or ett nu?
It is ett nu, and “the present” is nuet.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish words ending in -itetComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish words for now, today, tomorrowComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Talking about the future with skaComplete Swedish – Season 1
- How Swedish forms the past participleComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The Swedish pronoun man for general statementsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Definite plural nouns in Swedish: bilarnaComplete Swedish – Season 1
Origin
From Old Swedish nū, Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Nearby common words
nu is number 39 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

