en smula
smula as a noun(en smula)
Meaning
scrap; crumb; particle; bit
In Swedish: småbit, korn
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en smula |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | smulan |
| Plural, indefinite | smulor |
| Plural, definite | smulorna |
smula is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor smula, den stora smulan. Check another noun
smula as a verb
Meaning
crush; crumble
In Swedish: göra sönder till smulor, krossa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att smula | to crush |
|---|---|---|
| Present | smular | jag smular |
| Past | smulade | jag smulade |
| Supine | smulat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har smulat | jag har smulat |
| Past perfect | hade smulat | jag hade smulat |
| Future | ska smula | or: kommer att smula |
| Conditional | skulle smula | jag skulle smula |
| Imperative | smula! | a command |
| Present participle | smulande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | smulad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | smulas |
|---|---|
| Present | smulas |
| Past | smulades |
| Supine | smulats |
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 smular. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise smula
1 / 2Is it en smula or ett smula?
smula in a sentence
- en smulaa bit (of), a little bit (of)
- Med en smula tur så klarar vi ossWith a bit of luck, we'll be alright
- Hans reaktion var ju en smula överdriven.His reaction was a bit exagerated.
- advokaten smulade sönder vittnesbevisetthe attorney made mincemeat of the evidence
- hon smulade bullen åt småfåglarnashe crumbled up the bun for the birds
- Vi smulade ner lite bröd i soppanWe crumbled some bread into the soup
- Andas in när du äter knäckebrödet. Det smular så förskräckligt annars.Breathe in when you're eating the crispbread. It crumbles so darn much otherwise.
Expressions
- en smula ("lite") hänsyna scrap of ("little") consideration
Words built with smula
- brödsmula breadcrumb
Questions
What does smula mean in English?
smula means “scrap, crumb”.
Is it en smula or ett smula?
It is en smula, and “the scrap” is smulan.
What is the plural of smula?
The plural of smula is smulor, and the definite plural is smulorna.
What is the past tense of smula?
The past tense of smula is smulade (“jag smulade”). The supine is smulat, used in “jag har smulat”.
What is the present tense of smula?
smular, the same for every person: jag smular, du smular, vi smular.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish smula, from a verb meaning to "crumble" and from a derivative of Old Norse mold (“soil, dust”), hence related to English mold.
Nearby common words
smula is number 4,578 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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