spjälka
Swedish
Verb
spjälka (present spjälkar, preterite spjälkade, supine spjälkat, imperative spjälka)
- (often with upp) to split (especially wood, lengthwise), to splinter
- to break down an (organic) chemical compound into simpler substances
- Maten spjälkas i magen
- The food is digested in the stomach
- to splint (a broken leg or the like)
- Synonym: spjäla
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spjälka | spjälkas | ||
| supine | spjälkat | spjälkats | ||
| imperative | spjälka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | spjälken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | spjälkar | spjälkade | spjälkas | spjälkades |
| ind. plural1 | spjälka | spjälkade | spjälkas | spjälkades |
| subjunctive2 | spjälke | spjälkade | spjälkes | spjälkades |
| present participle | spjälkande | |||
| past participle | spjälkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.