sjabbla
Meaning
mess up; fumble
In Swedish: bära sig klumpigt och slarvigt åt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sjabbla | to mess up |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sjabblar | jag sjabblar |
| Past | sjabblade | jag sjabblade |
| Supine | sjabblat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sjabblat | jag har sjabblat |
| Past perfect | hade sjabblat | jag hade sjabblat |
| Future | ska sjabbla | or: kommer att sjabbla |
| Conditional | skulle sjabbla | jag skulle sjabbla |
| Imperative | sjabbla! | a command |
| Present participle | sjabblande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sjabblas |
|---|---|
| Present | sjabblas |
| Past | sjabblades |
| Supine | sjabblats |
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 sjabblar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sjabbla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sjabbla). Which is the past tense?
sjabbla in a sentence
- målvakten sjabblade med bollen och 1-0 var ett faktumthe keeper fumbled the ball and 1-0 was a foregone conclusion
Questions
What does sjabbla mean in English?
sjabbla means “mess up, fumble”.
What is the past tense of sjabbla?
The past tense of sjabbla is sjabblade (“jag sjabblade”). The supine is sjabblat, used in “jag har sjabblat”.
What is the present tense of sjabbla?
sjabblar, the same for every person: jag sjabblar, du sjabblar, vi sjabblar.
Similar words
klanta sigklanta
Nearby common words
sjabbla is number 9,380 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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