nagga

Swedish

Verb

nagga (present naggar, preterite naggade, supine naggat, imperative nagga)

  1. to break off one or more small pieces from (so as to damage); to chip, to chip away, to gnaw
    En mus hade naggat på brödbiten
    A mouse had gnawed on the piece of bread
    Kaffekoppen var naggad i kanten
    The coffee cup had a chipped edge
  2. (in the perfect participle "naggad") having an appearance like having been chipped (especially of leaves)
    naggade blad
    crenate leaves
  3. (figuratively) to wear on, to gnaw, to gnaw away at
    naggande tvivel
    gnawing doubts
    De dåliga recensionerna naggade på hans självförtroende
    The bad reviews wore on his confidence
    nagga på intäkterna
    gnaw away at the revenue
    nagga något/någon i kanten
    chip/gnaw at the edge of something/someone (common turn of phrase – reduce or wear on)
  4. (in the expression "(liten men) naggande god" ((small but) gnawing/chipping good)) very good, excellent
    • 2022, Herr Talman, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Ulf Kristersson:
      Jag e en ledare med groove / Smooth e min metod / Jag e liten men naggande god
      I'm a leader with groove / Smooth is my metod / I'm small but really cool

Conjugation

Conjugation of nagga (weak)
active passive
infinitive nagga naggas
supine naggat naggats
imperative nagga —
imper. plural1 naggen —
present past present past
indicative naggar naggade naggas naggades
ind. plural1 nagga naggade naggas naggades
subjunctive2 nagge naggade nagges naggades
present participle naggande
past participle naggad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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