en mula
mula as a noun(en mula)
Meaning
mule; mule (a generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mula |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | mulan |
| Plural, indefinite | mulor |
| Plural, definite | mulorna |
mula is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mula, den stora mulan. Check another noun
mula as a verb
Meaning
to rub snow in someone's face; to rub something in someone’s face; to wolf down, stuff down; to eat, especially as if (figuratively) rubbing one’s face in the food
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mula | to rub snow in someone's face |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mular | jag mular |
| Past | mulade | jag mulade |
| Supine | mulat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mulat | jag har mulat |
| Past perfect | hade mulat | jag hade mulat |
| Future | ska mula | or: kommer att mula |
| Conditional | skulle mula | jag skulle mula |
| Imperative | mula! | a command |
| Present participle | mulande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mulad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mulas |
|---|---|
| Present | mulas |
| Past | mulades |
| Supine | mulats |
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 mular. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mula
1 / 2Is it en mula or ett mula?
mula in a sentence
- Jag mulade en hel chokladkaka.I wolfed down an entire chocolate bar.
Questions
What does mula mean in English?
mula means “mule, mule (a generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)”.
Is it en mula or ett mula?
It is en mula, and “the mule” is mulan.
What is the plural of mula?
The plural of mula is mulor, and the definite plural is mulorna.
What is the past tense of mula?
The past tense of mula is mulade (“jag mulade”). The supine is mulat, used in “jag har mulat”.
What is the present tense of mula?
mular, the same for every person: jag mular, du mular, vi mular.
Origin
From Old Swedish mule, via German, from Latin mulus.
Nearby common words
mula is number 8,081 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,076hängning hanging (of a person, to kill them, or to commit suicide), a hanging (as a (public) event)
- 8,078närsomhelst alternative spelling of när som helst
- 8,079baksmälla hangover (caused by heavy drinking, or figuratively)
- 8,080legosoldat mercenary
- 8,082konfrontation confrontation
- 8,083utskrift print-out
- 8,084göteborg Gothenburg
- 8,085rodeo a rodeo
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