tjalla
Meaning
squeal [on sby]
In Swedish: skvallra (för polisen)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tjalla | to squeal [on sby] |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tjallar | jag tjallar |
| Past | tjallade | jag tjallade |
| Supine | tjallat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tjallat | jag har tjallat |
| Past perfect | hade tjallat | jag hade tjallat |
| Future | ska tjalla | or: kommer att tjalla |
| Conditional | skulle tjalla | jag skulle tjalla |
| Imperative | tjalla! | a command |
| Present participle | tjallande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tjallad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tjallas |
|---|---|
| Present | tjallas |
| Past | tjallades |
| Supine | tjallats |
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 tjallar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tjalla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tjalla). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does tjalla mean in English?
tjalla means “squeal [on sby]”.
What is the past tense of tjalla?
The past tense of tjalla is tjallade (“jag tjallade”). The supine is tjallat, used in “jag har tjallat”.
What is the present tense of tjalla?
tjallar, the same for every person: jag tjallar, du tjallar, vi tjallar.
Similar words
Origin
From Tavringer Romani tjalla (“inform on”), probably from Romani xalo (“fraud, impostor, non-Romani”).
Nearby common words
tjalla is number 3,230 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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