krångla
Swedish
editVerb
editkrångla (present krånglar, preterite krånglade, supine krånglat, imperative krångla)
- to malfunction, to cause trouble; to act up
- Datorn krånglar ― My computer is acting up
- Magen krånglar ― My stomach is acting up
- to deal with something messy or complicated
- Jag krånglar med att få ned allt i väskan ― I'm trying to get everything into the bag
Conjugation
editConjugation of krångla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | krångla | krånglas | ||
| Supine | krånglat | krånglats | ||
| Imperative | krångla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | krånglen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | krånglar | krånglade | krånglas | krånglades |
| Ind. plural1 | krångla | krånglade | krånglas | krånglades |
| Subjunctive2 | krångle | krånglade | krångles | krånglades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | krånglande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- krångla till (“to complicate”)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- krångla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- krångla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- krångla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- krångla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)