smälla
See also: smalla
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]smälla c
- a flyswatter
- something that has a banging sound
Declension
[edit]Declension of smälla
Related terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]smälla (present smäller, preterite smällde or small, supine smällt or smullit, imperative smäll)
- to bang, to smack, to hit, to slam, to knock, to crack (to emit a short, powerful sound, like a bang or a smack, or do something that emits such a sound)
- Smäll inte i dörren!
- Don't slam the door!
- Han smällde till honom
- He smacked him
- Smällarna smällde omkring dom
- The firecrackers banged around them
Usage notes
[edit]- The strong conjugation is used in past tense for the intransitive sense (skottet small), but the supine is less common.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of smälla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | smälla | smällas | ||
| Supine | smällt | smällts | ||
| Imperative | smäll | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | smällen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | smäller | smällde | smälls, smälles | smälldes |
| Ind. plural1 | smälla | smällde | smällas | smälldes |
| Subjunctive2 | smälle | smällde | smälles | smälldes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | smällande | |||
| Past participle | smälld | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of smälla (class 3 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | smälla | — | ||
| Supine | smullit | — | ||
| Imperative | smäll | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | smällen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | smäller | small | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | smälla | smullo | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | smälle | smulle | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | smällande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- smälla in Svensk ordbok.