gnälla
Meaning
whine; complain; grumble
In Swedish: klaga, jämra sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gnälla | to whine |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gnäller | jag gnäller |
| Past | gnällde | jag gnällde |
| Supine | gnällt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har gnällt | jag har gnällt |
| Past perfect | hade gnällt | jag hade gnällt |
| Future | ska gnälla | or: kommer att gnälla |
| Conditional | skulle gnälla | jag skulle gnälla |
| Imperative | gnäll! | a command |
| Present participle | gnällande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | gnälld | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | gnällas |
|---|---|
| Present | gnälls |
| Past | gnälldes |
| Supine | gnällts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use gnäller. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise gnälla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gnälla). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does gnälla mean in English?
gnälla means “whine, complain”.
What is the past tense of gnälla?
The past tense of gnälla is gnällde (“jag gnällde”). The supine is gnällt, used in “jag har gnällt”.
What is the present tense of gnälla?
gnäller, the same for every person: jag gnäller, du gnäller, vi gnäller.
Similar words
gnyklaga
Origin
Unknown.
Nearby common words
gnälla is number 3,434 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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