krångla
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]krångla (present krånglar, preterite krånglade, supine krånglat, imperative krångla)
- to malfunction, to cause trouble; to act up
- Datorn krånglar ― My computer is acting up
- Magen krånglar ― My stomach is acting up
- to deal with something messy or complicated
- Jag krånglar med att få ned allt i väskan ― I'm trying to get everything into the bag
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | krångla | krånglas | ||
| supine | krånglat | krånglats | ||
| imperative | krångla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | krånglen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | krånglar | krånglade | krånglas | krånglades |
| ind. plural1 | krångla | krånglade | krånglas | krånglades |
| subjunctive2 | krångle | krånglade | krångles | krånglades |
| present participle | krånglande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- krångla till (“to complicate”)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- krångla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- krångla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- krångla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- krångla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)