trassla
Meaning
entangle
In Swedish: göra trasslig, krångla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att trassla | to entangle |
|---|---|---|
| Present | trasslar | jag trasslar |
| Past | trasslade | jag trasslade |
| Supine | trasslat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har trasslat | jag har trasslat |
| Past perfect | hade trasslat | jag hade trasslat |
| Future | ska trassla | or: kommer att trassla |
| Conditional | skulle trassla | jag skulle trassla |
| Imperative | trassla! | a command |
| Present participle | trasslande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | trasslas |
|---|---|
| Present | trasslas |
| Past | trasslades |
| Supine | trasslats |
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.
Practise trassla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (trassla). Which is the past tense?
trassla in a sentence
- trassla in sig i en linaget tangled in a line
- du har trasslat till det för digyou 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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- 8,248fläckfri spotless
- 8,249väpnad armed
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