nå
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High GermanCategory:Cimbrian terms inherited from Middle High German#NACategory:Cimbrian terms derived from Middle High German#NA nāch, from Old High GermanCategory:Cimbrian terms inherited from Old High German#NACategory:Cimbrian terms derived from Old High German#NA nāh. Cognate with German nach; see there for more.
Preposition
nåCategory:Cimbrian lemmas#NACategory:Cimbrian prepositions#NACategory:Cimbrian entries with incorrect language header#NACategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- (LusernaCategory:Luserna Cimbrian#NA, + dative) after
Related terms
References
- 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
Etymology 1
From Old NorseCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse#NZCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#NZ ná, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NZCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NZ *nēhwijaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, “to approach”). Derived from *nēhwaz (“near”).
Pronunciation
Verb
nå (past tense nåede, past participle nået)Category:Danish lemmas#NZCategory:Danish verbs#NZCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- (transitiveCategory:Danish transitive verbs#NZ) to reach
- Jeg kan ikke nå den øverste hylde.
- I cannot reach the top shelf.
- (transitiveCategory:Danish transitive verbs#NZ) 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.
- (transitiveCategory:Danish transitive verbs#NZ) to be in time, arrive
- Jeg nåede det kun lige.
- I only barely made it.
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (“now”). Compare also German na (“well, oh”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ/, [ˈnʌ]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#NZ
Interjection
nåCategory:Danish lemmas#NZCategory:Danish interjections#NZCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
Usage notes
Like English oh, meaning depends almost entirely on context and intonation.
Emilian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Emilian terms inherited from Latin#NÅCategory:Emilian terms derived from Latin#NÅ non.
Pronunciation
Particle
nåCategory:Emilian lemmas#NÅCategory:Emilian particles#NÅCategory:Emilian entries with incorrect language header#NÅCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
References
Lepri, Luigi; Vitali, Daniele (2002), “nå”, in Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano, Italiano-Bolognese. Dizionèri Bulgnaiṡ-Itagliàn, Itagliàn-Bulgnaiṡ, 2nd edition, Bologna: Pendragon, →ISBN
Low German
Preposition
nåCategory:Low German lemmas#NÅCategory:Low German prepositions#NÅCategory:Low German entries with incorrect language header#NÅCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- (MecklenburgischCategory:Mecklenburg Low German#NÅ) 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
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#NZ ná.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nåCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#NZCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adverbs#NZCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- now (this very moment)
Derived terms
Verb
nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#NZCategory:Norwegian Bokmål verbs#NZCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- to reach
References
- “nå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#NZ nú. Akin to English now.
Adverb
nåCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adverbs#NZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- alternative form of no
Etymology 2
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#NZ ná.
Verb
nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd or nått)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#NZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- to reach
- to catch (reach something in time)
- Eg nådde akkurat toget.
- I just caught the train.
Derived terms
References
- “nå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Category:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NZCategory:Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂neḱ-#NZFrom Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish#NZCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#NZ na, from Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#NZCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#NZ ná. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NZ *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, to attain”).
Verb
nå (present når, preterite nådde, supine nått, imperative nå)Category:Swedish lemmas#NZCategory:Swedish verbs#NZCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ
- to reach, attain
- 1870, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Mitt liv:
- Var är hoppets guldkust gömd,Category:Swedish terms with quotations#NZ
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:
- Det finns ingen som vet hur många som nås av all hälsoinformation på Internet.Category:Swedish terms with quotations#NZ
- Nobody knows how many are reached by all health information on the Internet.
Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | nående | |||
| past participle | nådd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Etymology 2
Compare German na, Finnish no, Russian ну (nu), and their cognates. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Swedish entries#NZ
Interjection
nåCategory:Swedish lemmas#NZCategory:Swedish interjections#NZCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#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
(encouragement): Interjection used to express for the addressee that one is expecting and waiting for an answer or reaction from him or her.
Adverb
nåCategory:Swedish lemmas#NZCategory:Swedish adverbs#NZCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#NZCategory:Pages with entries#NÅCategory:Pages with 7 entries#NÅ (not comparable)
- (colloquialCategory:Swedish colloquialisms#NZ) any (at all, to any extent)
See also
References
- “nå”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “nå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “nå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)