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Swedish
Verb
nagga (present naggar, preterite naggade, supine naggat, imperative nagga)
- to break off one or more small pieces from (so as to damage); to chip, to chip away, to gnaw
En mus hade naggat på brödbiten- A mouse had gnawed on the piece of bread
Kaffekoppen var naggad i kanten- The coffee cup had a chipped edge
- (in the perfect participle "naggad") having an appearance like having been chipped (especially of leaves)
naggade blad- crenate leaves
- (figuratively) to wear on, to gnaw, to gnaw away at
naggande tvivel- gnawing doubts
De dåliga recensionerna naggade på hans självförtroende- The bad reviews wore on his confidence
nagga på intäkterna- gnaw away at the revenue
nagga något/någon i kanten- chip/gnaw at the edge of something/someone (common turn of phrase – reduce or wear on)
- (in the expression "(liten men) naggande god" ((small but) gnawing/chipping good)) very good, excellent
2022, Herr Talman, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Ulf Kristersson:Jag e en ledare med groove / Smooth e min metod / Jag e liten men naggande god- I'm a leader with groove / Smooth is my metod / I'm small but really cool
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