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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

nå.

to reach

2 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/nɔːˀ/[ˈnɔˀ]

  1. to reach

    transitive
    Jeg kan ikke nå den øverste hylde.

  2. to have time

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

  3. to be in time, arrive

    transitive
    Jeg nåede det kun lige.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwijaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, “to approach”). Derived from *nēhwaz (“near”).

intj/nɔ/[ˈnʌ]

  1. oh

Where this word comes from

Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (“now”). Compare also German na (“well, oh”)

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