nära

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nara"

Swedish

Etymology 1

Derived from Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz, comparative of *nēhw. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nära (comparative närmare or närmre, superlative närmast or närmst)

  1. near, close
Declension
Inflection of nära
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nära närmare närmast
Neuter singular nära närmare närmast
Plural nära närmare närmast
Masculine plural3 nära närmare närmast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 näre närmare närmaste
All nära närmare närmaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Inflection of nära
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nära närmre närmst
Neuter singular nära närmre närmst
Plural nära närmre närmst
Masculine plural3 nära närmre närmst
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 näre närmre närmste
All nära närmre närmsta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish næra, from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian.

Verb

nära (present när, preterite närde, supine närt, imperative när)

  1. to nourish, nurture (give nourishment to)
    nära en stor familj
    feed a large family
  2. (figuratively) to cherish, to nurture (keep alive (such as a dream))
    hoppet de närt
    the hope they had cherished
Conjugation
Conjugation of nära (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive nära näras
Supine närt närts
Imperative när —
Imper. plural1 nären —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative när närde närs, näres närdes
Ind. plural1 nära närde näras närdes
Subjunctive2 näre närde näres närdes
Participles
Present participle närande
Past participle närd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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