gnugga
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]gnugga (present gnuggar, preterite gnuggade, supine gnuggat, imperative gnugga)
- to rub hard with small movements
- Synonym: (regional) gnussa
- Hon försökte gnugga bort fläcken
- She tried to rub off the stain
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gnugga | gnuggas | ||
| supine | gnuggat | gnuggats | ||
| imperative | gnugga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | gnuggen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | gnuggar | gnuggade | gnuggas | gnuggades |
| ind. plural1 | gnugga | gnuggade | gnuggas | gnuggades |
| subjunctive2 | gnugge | gnuggade | gnugges | gnuggades |
| present participle | gnuggande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- gnida (“rub”)
References
[edit]- “gnugga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “gnugga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- gnugga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)