Swedish adverb · noun· top 100 most common

nu

now/nʉː/

nu as an adverb

Meaning

now

In Swedish: i det här ögonblicket

nu as a noun(ett nu)

Meaning

present, now

Forms

Forms of nu
Singular, indefiniteett nu
Singular, definitenuet

nu is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort nu, det stora nuet. Check another noun

Practise nu

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What does nu mean?

nu in a sentence

  • just nu
    just now
  • redan nu
    already, even now
  • nu kommer tåget
    here comes the train, the train is coming now
  • nu för tiden
    nowadays, 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 nu
    I don't have the time right now
  • Det är fest på fredag
    There is a party on Friday
  • att leva i nuet
    to live in the present
  • att vara närvarande i nuet
    to 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

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Where the course teaches it

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