veckla
Swedish
Verb
veckla (present vecklar, preterite vecklade, supine vecklat, imperative veckla)
- to fold
- veckla upp en karta ― unfold a map
- veckla ihop en karta ― fold a map
- Fallskärmen vecklade ut sig ― The parachute opened (unfolded itself)
Usage notes
Bit more loose- and unwieldy-sounding compared to vika. "Crease"/"uncrease" might provide intuition.
Conjugation
Conjugation of veckla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | veckla | vecklas | ||
| Supine | vecklat | vecklats | ||
| Imperative | veckla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vecklen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vecklar | vecklade | vecklas | vecklades |
| Ind. plural1 | veckla | vecklade | vecklas | vecklades |
| Subjunctive2 | veckle | vecklade | veckles | vecklades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vecklande | |||
| Past participle | vecklad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- veckla in (“wrap up (in something loose)”)
- veckla ihop
- veckla upp
- veckla ut
- veckla ut sig
See also
- veck (“crease”)
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