nysa
Meaning
sneeze
In Swedish: häftigt stöta ut luft genom näsa och mun
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att nysa | to sneeze |
|---|---|---|
| Present | nyser | jag nyser |
| Past | nyste | jag nyste |
| Supine | nyst | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har nyst | jag har nyst |
| Past perfect | hade nyst | jag hade nyst |
| Future | ska nysa | or: kommer att nysa |
| Conditional | skulle nysa | jag skulle nysa |
| Imperative | nys! | a command |
| Present participle | nysande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | nysas |
|---|---|
| Present | nyses |
| Past | nystes |
| Supine | nysts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use nyser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise nysa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (nysa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does nysa mean in English?
nysa means “sneeze”.
What is the past tense of nysa?
The past tense of nysa is nyste (“jag nyste”). The supine is nyst, used in “jag har nyst”.
What is the present tense of nysa?
nyser, the same for every person: jag nyser, du nyser, vi nyser.
Origin
From Old Swedish niūsa, from Old Norse hnjósa, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną.
Nearby common words
nysa is number 8,484 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,480utforma design
- 8,481sansa to calm down; to exit from an agitated state
- 8,482företaga alternative form of företa
- 8,483översvämning a flood; flooding
- 8,485befrielse release, exemption
- 8,486fångenskap imprisonment, captivity
- 8,487invigning opening, inauguration
- 8,488kläcka hatch
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