nå

Etymology

From Old Norse ná (“near”).

Interjection

nå

1. oh

Verb

nå (imperative nå, infinitive at nå, present tense når, past tense nåede, perfect tense har nået)

1. (transitive) reach

   Jeg kan ikke nå den øverste hylde.

   I cannot reach the top shelf.

2. (transitive) have time

   Jeg kan ikke nå det i dag, men måske i morgen.

   I do not have time for it today, but perhaps tomorrow.

3. (transitive) be in time, arrive

   Jeg nåede det kun lige.

   I only barely made it.

Adverb

nå

1. now (this very moment)

Verb

nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd)

1. to reach

References

• “nå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nú. Akin to English now.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ná.

References

• “nå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná.

Pronunciation

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Verb

nå

1. 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.

Interjection

nå

1. well? encouragement to actually provide an answer or reaction to a question
2. well (used to acknowledge a statement or situation)

   Nå, vi kan alltid gå istället.

   Well, we could always walk instead.