No. 6,753 in Swedish
nina
The Swedish word "nina" means "to whiz" or "to buzz" (used for a sound).
In a sentence
Ninan läste en bok i biblioteket.
Nina was reading a book in the library.
Here, 'Nina' is used as a proper noun, a name of a person, indicating the subject.
Hon började att nina när hon blev kall.
She started to shiver when she became cold.
In this sentence, 'nina' is used as a verb, possibly colloquial, meaning to shiver or tremble in reaction to cold.
Som barn brukade hon att nina som en fågel.
As a child, she used to chirp like a bird.
Here, 'nina' functions as a verb, meaning to chirp, referencing the sound a bird makes.
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