skyffla

Swedish

skyffla (present skyfflar, preterite skyfflade, supine skyfflat, imperative skyffla)

to shovel (move (something) with a shovel or similar tool)
Synonym: (in order to remove) skotta

att skyffla gödsel ― to shovel manure
(often with a particle like in (“in”) or undan (“away”)) to shove (e.g. food into one's mouth), to push (away, e.g. to clear a floor)
Han skyfflade in mat i munnen
He shoved food into his mouth

Han skyfflade undan leksakerna från golvet med foten
He cleared the toys from the floor with his foot
(figuratively) to move (something more or less abstract)
Han försökte skyffla över ansvaret på andra
He tried to shuffle off ("shovel") the responsibility onto others

Fångarna skyfflades runt mellan olika anstalter
The prisoners were shuffled ("shoveled") between different institutions

Conjugation of skyffla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skyffla		skyfflas
Supine	skyfflat		skyfflats
Imperative	skyffla		—
Imper. plural¹	skyfflen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skyfflar	skyfflade	skyfflas	skyfflades
Ind. plural¹	skyffla	skyfflade	skyfflas	skyfflades
Subjunctive²	skyffle	skyfflade	skyffles	skyfflades
	Participles
Present participle	skyfflande
Past participle	skyfflad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.