verb
suga
suck
Att använda munnen för att dra in luft eller vätska med hjälp av undertryck.
Definition & meaning
Suga is a Swedish verb with several related meanings:
- To suck or draw in air or liquid by creating suction: a baby sucking milk, or a pump drawing water.
- To absorb or soak up something, such as a sponge absorbing water.
- To suck on something, such as candy.
- In informal speech, to be bad, unpleasant, or disappointing. In this sense, it is similar to the English slang “to suck.”
- In a vulgar sexual context, it can mean to perform oral sex. The expression suga av någon specifically means to perform oral sex on someone.
Grammar & Word origin
Suga is an irregular verb. Its main forms are:
It is a simple verb, not formed from smaller Swedish words. It comes from Old Norse súga.
Synonyms & antonyms
There is no single synonym that fits all meanings:
- dra in means “draw in” and emphasizes pulling something inward.
- suga upp means “suck up” or “soak up,” often a liquid.
- absorbera means “absorb” and is more formal or technical.
- For the informal sense “be awful,” vara dålig is a more neutral alternative.
Possible opposites depend on the sense:
- blåsa , “blow,” describes air moving outward rather than being sucked in.
- spotta ut , “spit out,” is the opposite of sucking something into the mouth.
- avge , “release” or “give off,” can contrast with absorbing something.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Barn kan suga på en napp.verb
Children can suck on a pacifier.
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