smälla
See also: smalla
Swedish
Noun
smälla c
- a flyswatter
- something that has a banging sound
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | smälla | smällas |
| definite | smällan | smällans | |
| plural | indefinite | smällor | smällors |
| definite | smällorna | smällornas |
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Verb
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
- The strong conjugation is used in past tense for the intransitive sense (skottet small), but the supine is less common.
Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | smällande | |||
| past participle | smälld | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| 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 | — | — |
| present participle | smällande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Further reading
- smälla in Svensk ordbok.