Swedish verb

dingla

dangle, swing

Meaning

dangle, swing

In Swedish: (låta) hänga, slänga

Conjugation

Conjugation of dingla (dangle)
Infinitive	att dingla	to dangle
Present	dinglar	jag dinglar
Past	dinglade	jag dinglade
Supine	dinglat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har dinglat	jag har dinglat
Past perfect	hade dinglat	jag hade dinglat
Future	ska dingla	or: kommer att dingla
Conditional	skulle dingla	jag skulle dingla
Imperative	dingla!	a command
Present participle	dinglande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of dingla
Infinitive	dinglas
Present	dinglas
Past	dinglades
Supine	dinglats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use dinglar. See the four verb groups explained.

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dingla in a sentence

ett rep hängde och dinglade från taket
a rope hung loosely from the roof
han satt och dinglade med benen
he sat dangling his legs
dingla med benen
dangle one's legs

Questions

What does dingla mean in English?

dingla means “dangle, swing”.

What is the past tense of dingla?

The past tense of dingla is dinglade (“jag dinglade”). The supine is dinglat, used in “jag har dinglat”.

What is the present tense of dingla?

dinglar, the same for every person: jag dinglar, du dinglar, vi dinglar.

Origin

From dangla.

Nearby common words

dingla is number 9,748 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,744gående passant (of a lion, etc.)
9,745rättare a foreman on a large farm
9,746matematisk mathematical
9,747frälst saved, very into or enthusiastic about something
9,749enfaldig silly, simple
9,750fläta braid, plait
9,751hicka hiccup, have (the) hiccups
9,752idel nothing but

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