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nu.

now (at this moment)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adv/nʉː/

  1. now (at this moment)

    not-comparable
    Hör du mig nu?
    Jag har inte tid just nu

  2. Used to emphasize a point in time close to the present; this

    not-comparable
    Det är fest på fredag
    Det är fest nu på fredag
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish nū, Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

noun/nʉː/

  1. present, now

    definite · neuter · present · usually
    att leva i nuet

  2. present, now moment (when more idiomatic in English)

    definite · neuter · usually
    att vara närvarande i nuet
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish nū, Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

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