Swedish verb

trassla

entangle

Meaning

entangle

In Swedish: göra trasslig, krångla

Conjugation

Conjugation of trassla (entangle)
Infinitiveatt trasslato entangle
Presenttrasslarjag trasslar
Pasttrassladejag trasslade
Supinetrasslatused after har / hade
Perfecthar trasslatjag har trasslat
Past perfecthade trasslatjag hade trasslat
Futureska trasslaor: kommer att trassla
Conditionalskulle trasslajag skulle trassla
Imperativetrassla!a command
Present participletrasslande-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of trassla
Infinitivetrasslas
Presenttrasslas
Pasttrasslades
Supinetrasslats

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 trasslar. See the four verb groups explained.

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trassla in a sentence

  • trassla in sig i en lina
    get tangled in a line
  • du har trasslat till det för dig
    you have got yourself into a mess

Questions

What does trassla mean in English?

trassla means “entangle”.

What is the past tense of trassla?

The past tense of trassla is trasslade (“jag trasslade”). The supine is trasslat, used in “jag har trasslat”.

What is the present tense of trassla?

trasslar, the same for every person: jag trasslar, du trasslar, vi trasslar.

Nearby common words

trassla is number 8,245 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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