smälla

See also: smalla

Swedish

Noun

smälla c

  1. a flyswatter
  2. something that has a banging sound

Declension
Declension of smälla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smälla smällan smällor smällorna
Genitive smällas smällans smällors smällornas

Verb

smälla (present smäller, preterite smällde or small, supine smällt or smullit, imperative smäll)

  1. 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
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.

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