skvallra
Meaning
gossip; sneak; blab; tell tales
In Swedish: gå med skvaller, sladdra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skvallra | to gossip |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skvallrar | jag skvallrar |
| Past | skvallrade | jag skvallrade |
| Supine | skvallrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skvallrat | jag har skvallrat |
| Past perfect | hade skvallrat | jag hade skvallrat |
| Future | ska skvallra | or: kommer att skvallra |
| Conditional | skulle skvallra | jag skulle skvallra |
| Imperative | skvallra! | a command |
| Present participle | skvallrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skvallras |
|---|---|
| Present | skvallras |
| Past | skvallrades |
| Supine | skvallrats |
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 skvallrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise skvallra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skvallra). Which is the past tense?
skvallra in a sentence
- hans bilkörning skvallrar om lång vanathe way he handles his car suggests years of driving experience
- Nisse skvallrade när Olle palladeNisse told on Olle when he stole fruit
Questions
What does skvallra mean in English?
skvallra means “gossip, sneak”.
What is the past tense of skvallra?
The past tense of skvallra is skvallrade (“jag skvallrade”). The supine is skvallrat, used in “jag har skvallrat”.
What is the present tense of skvallra?
skvallrar, the same for every person: jag skvallrar, du skvallrar, vi skvallrar.
Similar words
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Origin
From Old Norse skvaldra (“to babble, chatter”), from or akin to Old Norse skvala (“to bawl, squeal”), from Proto-Germanic *skwel- (“to chatter, babble, scream”).
Nearby common words
skvallra is number 3,065 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,061manipulera manipulate
- 3,062godkänd type-approved, approved
- 3,063mick mike; short form for mikrofon
- 3,064internationell international
- 3,067utför down
- 3,068övergiven abandoned
- 3,069kristen Christian
- 3,070bränd burned, burnt
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