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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with German nach; see there for more.
Preposition
nå
- (Luserna, + dative) after
Related terms
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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwijaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, “to approach”). Derived from *nēhwaz (“near”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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
Etymology 2
Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (“now”). Compare also German na (“well, oh”)
Pronunciation
Interjection
nå
- oh
Usage notes
Like English oh, meaning depends almost entirely on context and intonation.
German Low German
Preposition
nå
- (Mecklenburgisch) Alternative spelling of nao (“to, towards”)
- 2018, Susanne Bliemel, Dat wier de Nachtigall un nich de Uhl ... : Plattdeutsche Geschichten, Hinstorff (publisher)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ná.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nå
- now (this very moment)
Derived terms
Verb
nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd)
- to reach
References
- “nå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse nú. Akin to English now.
Adverb
nå
- Alternative form of no
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ná.
Verb
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
References
- “nå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, to attain”).
Verb
nå (present når, preterite nådde, supine nått, imperative nå)
- to reach, attain
1870, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Mitt liv:Var är hoppets guldkust gömd,
aldrig nådd och aldrig glömd?- Where is the golden coast of hope hidden,
never reached and never forgotten?
- 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.
2000, Elisabeth Precht, Nätet kryllar av löss och skrönor: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
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
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
nå (not comparable)
- (colloquial) any (at all, to any extent)
Är den nå bra?- Is it any good?
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