- 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
- having an appearance like having been chipped (especially of leaves)
“naggade blad” — crenate leaves
- figurativelyto 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
- (in the expression "(liten men) naggande god" ((small but) gnawing/chipping good)) very good, excellent
“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
Formernaggar(present) · naggade(preterite) · naggat(supine) · nagga(imperative) · nagga(active, infinitive) · naggas(infinitive, passive) · naggat(active, supine) · naggats(passive, supine) · nagga(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · naggen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · naggar(active, indicative, present) · naggade(active, indicative, past) · naggas(indicative, passive, present) · naggades(indicative, passive, past) · nagga(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · naggade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · naggas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · naggades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)