tugga

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtɵˌɡa]
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Noun

tugga c

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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of tugga (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	tugga	tuggas
Present tense	tuggar	tuggas
Past tense	tuggade	tuggades
Supine	tuggat	tuggats
Imperative	tugga	—
Present participle	tuggande
Past participle	tuggad

Related terms

tuggmotstånd
tuggning
tuggummi

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