nöja

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nø̄ghia, from Old Norse nœgja.

Verb

nöja (present nöjer, preterite nöjde, supine nöjt, imperative nöj)

  1. (reflexive) to be satisfied, to content
    Jag nöjer mig inte med mindre ― I won't settle for less

Conjugation

Conjugation of nöja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive nöja nöjas
Supine nöjt nöjts
Imperative nöj —
Imper. plural1 nöjen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative nöjer nöjde nöjs, nöjes nöjdes
Ind. plural1 nöja nöjde nöjas nöjdes
Subjunctive2 nöje nöjde nöjes nöjdes
Participles
Present participle nöjande
Past participle nöjd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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