In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | niga |
| Present | niger |
| Past | neg |
| Imperative | nig |
| Supine | nigit |
Verbs conjugated like 'niga'
angripa,
anrida,
anstiga,
avdriva,
avglida,
avgnida,
avknipa,
avlida,
avrida,
avskrida,
avskriva,
avslita,
avstiga,
avsvida,
avvrida,
bakvrida,
bedriva,
begripa,
beknipa,
bekvida, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'niga'
giga,
miga,
nega,
nia,
nida,
nita,
noga,
siga,
sniga,
tiga,
Translations
curtsey, to make a curtsey
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
niga böja knäna (för att hälsa, tacka etc) (om kvinnor)
jfr
bockar[A niger (för B)]
Engelsk översättning
curtsey
Sammansättningar/avledningar
nigning -en---curtsying
Etymology
1. fsv. nigha, motsv. ä. d. nige, nor. dial. nigæ, isl. hníga, fsax.
hnigan, fht. (h)nigan, t.
neigen, feng.
hnigan; av ett germ. hnīgwan. — Jfr BENÄGEN, NICKA, v. References:
1
2. From Old Swedish nīgha, from Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną. See: Old Swedish '
nigha', Proto-Germanic '
*hnīwaną'.
Verbs referencing "niga"
Finnish with old forms
niiata.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.