tugga

Swedish

Etymology

From the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɵˌɡːa]
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Noun

tugga c

  1. a bite (as much as one can chew)

Declension
Declension of tugga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tugga tuggan tuggor tuggorna
Genitive tuggas tuggans tuggors tuggornas

Verb

tugga (present tuggar, preterite tuggade, supine tuggat, imperative tugga)

  1. to chew (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)

Conjugation
Conjugation of tugga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tugga tuggas
Supine tuggat tuggats
Imperative tugga —
Imper. plural1 tuggen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tuggar tuggade tuggas tuggades
Ind. plural1 tugga tuggade tuggas tuggades
Subjunctive2 tugge tuggade tugges tuggades
Participles
Present participle tuggande
Past participle tuggad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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