krångla
Meaning
make difficult; malfunction
In Swedish: göra något onödigt besvärligt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att krångla | to make difficult |
|---|---|---|
| Present | krånglar | jag krånglar |
| Past | krånglade | jag krånglade |
| Supine | krånglat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har krånglat | jag har krånglat |
| Past perfect | hade krånglat | jag hade krånglat |
| Future | ska krångla | or: kommer att krångla |
| Conditional | skulle krångla | jag skulle krångla |
| Imperative | krångla! | a command |
| Present participle | krånglande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | krånglas |
|---|---|
| Present | krånglas |
| Past | krånglades |
| Supine | krånglats |
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 krånglar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise krångla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (krångla). Which is the past tense?
krångla in a sentence
- han krånglar till det för sighe makes things difficult for himself
- bilen krånglarthe car is not working properly
- magen krånglarthere's sth. wrong with my stomach
- Datorn krånglarMy computer is acting up
- Jag krånglar med att få ned allt i väskanI'm trying to get everything into the bag
Questions
What does krångla mean in English?
krångla means “make difficult, malfunction”.
What is the past tense of krångla?
The past tense of krångla is krånglade (“jag krånglade”). The supine is krånglat, used in “jag har krånglat”.
What is the present tense of krångla?
krånglar, the same for every person: jag krånglar, du krånglar, vi krånglar.
Nearby common words
krångla is number 5,098 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,094underlätta facilitate, facilitate, make easy (easier)
- 5,095gammaldags old-fashioned
- 5,096sax shears, [pair of] scissors
- 5,097jämna to flatten, to level, to equalize
- 5,099retirera retreat
- 5,100plast plastic
- 5,101prisa praise
- 5,102tum inch
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary