välla
Meaning
well
In Swedish: rinna i stora mängder, strömma
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att välla | to well |
|---|---|---|
| Present | väller | jag väller |
| Past | vällde | jag vällde |
| Supine | vällt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vällt | jag har vällt |
| Past perfect | hade vällt | jag hade vällt |
| Future | ska välla | or: kommer att välla |
| Conditional | skulle välla | jag skulle välla |
| Imperative | väll! | a command |
| Present participle | vällande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | välld | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vällas |
|---|---|
| Present | välls |
| Past | välldes |
| Supine | vällts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use väller. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise välla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (välla). Which is the past tense?
välla in a sentence
- anmälningarna vällde inthe applications poured in
- Blodet vällde ut ur drakens sårBlood gushed out of the dragon's wound
- Tjock rök vällde fram ur skorstenenThick smoke billowed out of the chimney
- Folk vällde in i butikenPeople poured into the store
Questions
What does välla mean in English?
välla means “well”.
What is the past tense of välla?
The past tense of välla is vällde (“jag vällde”). The supine is vällt, used in “jag har vällt”.
What is the present tense of välla?
väller, the same for every person: jag väller, du väller, vi väller.
Origin
From Old Swedish vælla.
Nearby common words
välla is number 9,363 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,359utlova promise
- 9,360synpunkt a comment, an opinion
- 9,361jättelik gigantic, massive, enormous
- 9,362genomskinlig transparent
- 9,364bemästra overcome, master
- 9,365finkamma fine-comb
- 9,366ointressant uninteresting
- 9,367piga maid
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary