nypa
nypa as a verb
Meaning
pinch
In Swedish: klämma mellan tumme och finger; knipa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nypa | to pinch |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nyper | jag nyper |
| Past | nöp | jag nöp |
| Supine | nypt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nypt | jag har nypt |
| Past perfect | hade nypt | jag hade nypt |
| Future | ska nypa | or: kommer att nypa |
| Conditional | skulle nypa | jag skulle nypa |
| Imperative | nyp! | a command |
| Present participle | nypande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | nypt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nypas |
|---|---|
| Present | nyps |
| Past | nöps |
| Supine | nypts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use nyper. See the four verb groups explained.
nypa as a noun(en nypa)
Meaning
paw (hand); pinch
In Swedish: hand
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en nypa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | nypan |
| Plural, indefinite | nypor |
| Plural, definite | nyporna |
nypa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nypa, den stora nypan. Check another noun
Practise nypa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nypa). Which is the past tense?
nypa in a sentence
- nypa någon i armenpinch sby's arm
- en nypa peppara pinch of pepper
- en nypa lufta breath of fresh air
- tag en nypa saltadd a pinch of salt
- Hon har starka nyporShe has strong fingers; she is able to pinch quite hard
- ha hårda nyporbe rough (physically or psychologically)
Expressions
- ta något med en nypa salttake sth. with a pinch of salt
Questions
What does nypa mean in English?
nypa means “pinch”.
Is it en nypa or ett nypa?
It is en nypa, and “the paw” is nypan.
What is the plural of nypa?
The plural of nypa is nypor, and the definite plural is nyporna.
What is the past tense of nypa?
The past tense of nypa is nöp (“jag nöp”). The supine is nypt, used in “jag har nypt”.
What is the present tense of nypa?
nyper, the same for every person: jag nyper, du nyper, vi nyper.
Origin
From Old Swedish niūpa, from Old Norse *hnjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *hneupaną (“to pluck”).
Nearby common words
nypa is number 6,474 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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