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tugga

chew

tugga as a verb

Meaning

chew

In Swedish: sönderdela (mat) med tänderna

Conjugation

Conjugation of tugga (chew)
Infinitive	att tugga	to chew
Present	tuggar	jag tuggar
Past	tuggade	jag tuggade
Supine	tuggat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har tuggat	jag har tuggat
Past perfect	hade tuggat	jag hade tuggat
Future	ska tugga	or: kommer att tugga
Conditional	skulle tugga	jag skulle tugga
Imperative	tugga!	a command
Present participle	tuggande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	tuggad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of tugga
Infinitive	tuggas
Present	tuggas
Past	tuggades
Supine	tuggats

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 tuggar. See the four verb groups explained.

tugga as a noun(en tugga)

Meaning

bite

In Swedish: så mycket mat som är lagom att tugga åt gången

Forms

Forms of tugga
Singular, indefinite	en tugga
Singular, definite	tuggan
Plural, indefinite	tuggor
Plural, definite	tuggorna

tugga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tugga, den stora tuggan. Check another noun

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tugga in a sentence

Tugga maten ordentligt!
Chew your food thoroughly!
tugga och svälja
chew and swallow
tugga tuggummi
chew gum
tugga tobak
chew tobacco
Sluta smaska, Olle! Tugga med stängd mun.
Stop chewing with your mouth open, Olle! Chew with your mouth closed.
Tugga maten ordentligt
Chew your food thoroughly
Han tog en tugga av potatismoset
He took a bite of the mashed potatoes
Hon tog en tugga av äpplet
She took a bite out of the apple
Jag fick bara i mig några tuggor
I only managed a few bites
Jätten tog en tugga av trädet
The giant took a bite out of the tree

Questions

What does tugga mean in English?

tugga means “chew”.

Is it en tugga or ett tugga?

It is en tugga, and “the bite” is tuggan.

What is the plural of tugga?

The plural of tugga is tuggor, and the definite plural is tuggorna.

What is the past tense of tugga?

The past tense of tugga is tuggade (“jag tuggade”). The supine is tuggat, used in “jag har tuggat”.

What is the present tense of tugga?

tuggar, the same for every person: jag tuggar, du tuggar, vi tuggar.

Origin

From the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Nearby common words

tugga is number 3,374 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,370ständigt continuously, constantly
3,371nuförtiden nowadays
3,372nåja Expresses reluctant acceptance., Expresses partial disagreement.
3,373palats palace
3,375trosa briefs, panties
3,376gym gym; a sporting facility specialized on exercising strength, lifting weights.
3,377yr dizzy, giddy
3,378missfoster abortion, monster

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