gnugga

Swedish

Verb

gnugga (present gnuggar, preterite gnuggade, supine gnuggat, imperative gnugga)

1. to rub hard with small movements

   Synonym: (regional) gnussa

   Hon försökte gnugga bort fläcken

   She tried to rub off the stain

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnugga (weak)

	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
	Participles
Present participle	gnuggande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• gnugga geniknölarna

See also

• gnida (“rub”)

References

• gnugga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gnugga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)