nästa

See also: nasta and næsta

Swedish

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

  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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