snåla

Swedish

Etymology

snål (“cheap, stingy”) +‎ -a

Verb

snåla (present snålar, preterite snålade, supine snålat, imperative snåla)

  1. to be cheap, to be stingy, to skimp
    Synonym: knussla
    Så dyrt är det inte. Sluta snåla!
    It's not that expensive. Stop being so cheap!
    Snåla inte med ketchupen
    Don't skimp on the ketchup
  2. (when clear from context, semi-ironic) to economize
    Vi måste snåla för att klara vintern
    We need to economize to make it through the winter
  3. (with ihop) to scrape together (through being frugal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of snåla (weak)
active passive
infinitive snåla snålas
supine snålat snålats
imperative snåla —
imper. plural1 snålen —
present past present past
indicative snålar snålade snålas snålades
ind. plural1 snåla snålade snålas snålades
subjunctive2 snåle snålade snåles snålades
present participle snålande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Adjective

snåla

  1. inflection of snål:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

References

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