nudda
Meaning
touch; brush against
In Swedish: lätt beröra, snudda
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nudda | to touch |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nuddar | jag nuddar |
| Past | nuddade | jag nuddade |
| Supine | nuddat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nuddat | jag har nuddat |
| Past perfect | hade nuddat | jag hade nuddat |
| Future | ska nudda | or: kommer att nudda |
| Conditional | skulle nudda | jag skulle nudda |
| Imperative | nudda! | a command |
| Present participle | nuddande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nuddad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nuddas |
|---|---|
| Present | nuddas |
| Past | nuddades |
| Supine | nuddats |
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 nuddar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise nudda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nudda). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does nudda mean in English?
nudda means “touch, brush against”.
What is the past tense of nudda?
The past tense of nudda is nuddade (“jag nuddade”). The supine is nuddat, used in “jag har nuddat”.
What is the present tense of nudda?
nuddar, the same for every person: jag nuddar, du nuddar, vi nuddar.
Similar words
Origin
From the base *hnuð, also found in Old Norse knútr (“knot, hump”).
Nearby common words
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