fiffla
Meaning
fiddle; cheat
In Swedish: använda ohederliga knep; smussla, mygla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fiffla | to fiddle |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fifflar | jag fifflar |
| Past | fifflade | jag fifflade |
| Supine | fifflat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fifflat | jag har fifflat |
| Past perfect | hade fifflat | jag hade fifflat |
| Future | ska fiffla | or: kommer att fiffla |
| Conditional | skulle fiffla | jag skulle fiffla |
| Imperative | fiffla! | a command |
| Present participle | fifflande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fifflas |
|---|---|
| Present | fifflas |
| Past | fifflades |
| Supine | fifflats |
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 fifflar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fiffla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fiffla). Which is the past tense?
fiffla in a sentence
- fiffla med siffrornafake (fiddle, manipulate) the figures
Questions
What does fiffla mean in English?
fiffla means “fiddle, cheat”.
What is the past tense of fiffla?
The past tense of fiffla is fifflade (“jag fifflade”). The supine is fifflat, used in “jag har fifflat”.
What is the present tense of fiffla?
fifflar, the same for every person: jag fifflar, du fifflar, vi fifflar.
Similar words
myglasmusslamanipulera
Origin
From fiffig.
Nearby common words
fiffla is number 9,071 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,067arkivera to archive
- 9,068stolpe post, pole
- 9,069biträde assistant, shop assistant
- 9,070adel nobility
- 9,072förtid premature, too early., premature
- 9,073oförberedd unprepared
- 9,074hyckleri hypocracies
- 9,075nedskärning cut-backs, cut-back
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