nästa

See also: nasta and næsta

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse næstr, a superlative of (near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (nearest, closest).

Adjective

nästa

  1. next; following in a sequence
  2. next; nearest date, time, space, or order

Declension

  • For masculine singular, näste

Noun

nästa c

  1. neighbour
    Du skall älska din nästa som dig själv.
    You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Mark 12:31)
    Du skall icke hava begärelse till din nästas hustru
    thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife (Exodus 20:17)

Declension

Declension of nästa 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative nästa nästan
Genitive nästas nästans

Verb

nästa (present nästar or näster, preterite nästade or näste, supine nästat or näst, imperative nästa or näst)

  1. to stitch (together), to sew (quickly and loosely)

Usage notes

  • the computer science term to nest = to create a nested data structure, is sometimes translated as nästa, but more correctly as nästla

Conjugation

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