nå
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with German nach; see there for more.
Preposition edit
nå
Related terms edit
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwijaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, “to approach”). Derived from *nēhwaz (“near”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nå (past tense nåede, past participle nået)
- (transitive) to reach
- Jeg kan ikke nå den øverste hylde.
- I cannot reach the top shelf.
- (transitive) to have time
- Jeg kan ikke nå det i dag, men måske i morgen.
- I do not have time for it today, but perhaps tomorrow.
- (transitive) to be in time, arrive
- Jeg nåede det kun lige.
- I only barely made it.
Conjugation edit
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (“now”). Compare also German na (“well, oh”)
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
nå
Usage notes edit
Like English oh, meaning depends almost entirely on context and intonation.
German Low German edit
Preposition edit
nå
- (Mecklenburgisch) Alternative spelling of nao (“to, towards”)
- 2018, Susanne Bliemel, Dat wier de Nachtigall un nich de Uhl ... : Plattdeutsche Geschichten, Hinstorff (publisher)
- Un ik bün jå in Polen nå Schaul gåhn vun Lemberg ut, ik kunn Polnisch.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2018, Susanne Bliemel, Dat wier de Nachtigall un nich de Uhl ... : Plattdeutsche Geschichten, Hinstorff (publisher)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nå
- now (this very moment)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd)
- to reach
References edit
- “nå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse nú. Akin to English now.
Adverb edit
nå
- Alternative form of no
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd or nått)
- to reach
- Når du i osten?
- Can you reach the cheese?
- to catch (reach something in time)
- Eg nådde akkurat toget.
- I just caught the train.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, to attain”).
Verb edit
nå (present når, preterite nådde, supine nått, imperative nå)
- to reach, attain
- 1870, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Mitt liv[1]:
- Var är hoppets guldkust gömd,
aldrig nådd och aldrig glömd?- Where is the golden coast of hope hidden,
never reached and never forgotten?
- Where is the golden coast of hope hidden,
- 1939, Selma Lagerlöf, - Slåtterkarlarna på Ekolsund
- Han når sin önskans mål och slår sin sista äng
just som en restrött sol sig sänkt i västerns säng.- He reaches his wish's goal and harvests his last meadow
just as a travelweary sun has lowered itself into the western bed.
- He reaches his wish's goal and harvests his last meadow
- 2000, Elisabeth Precht, Nätet kryllar av löss och skrönor[2]:
- Det finns ingen som vet hur många som nås av all hälsoinformation på Internet.
- Nobody knows how many are reached by all health information on the Internet.
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | nå | nås | ||
Supine | nått | nåtts | ||
Imperative | nå | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | nån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | når | nådde | nås | nåddes |
Ind. plural1 | nå | nådde | nås | nåddes |
Subjunctive2 | nå | nådde | nås | nåddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | nående | |||
Past participle | nådd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection edit
nå
- well? (encouragement to actually provide an answer or reaction to a question)
- well (used to acknowledge a statement or situation)
- Nå, vi kan alltid gå istället.
- Well, we could always walk instead.
Usage notes edit
(encouragement): Interjection used to express for the addressee that one is expecting and waiting for an answer or reaction from him or her.
Adverb edit
nå (not comparable)
- (colloquial) any (at all, to any extent)
- Är den nå bra?
- Is it any good?
See also edit
References edit
- nå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)