skvala
Swedish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
skvala (present skvalar, preterite skvalade, supine skvalat, imperative skvala)
- to flow profusely and noisily (of a liquid)
- Vatten skvalade nedför avloppet i ösregnet
- Water poured down the drain in the pouring rain
- (figuratively) to produce a sound perceived as monotonous, uninteresting, or the like (of for example a radio playing music thought to be unengaging)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skvala | — | ||
| supine | skvalat | — | ||
| imperative | skvala | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skvalen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skvalar | skvalade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | skvala | skvalade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | skvale | skvalade | — | — |
| present participle | skvalande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.