snåla

Swedish

snål (“cheap, stingy”) +‎ -a

snåla (present snålar, preterite snålade, supine snålat, imperative snåla)

to be cheap, to be stingy, to skimp
Synonym: knussla

Så dyrt är det inte. Sluta snåla!
It's not that expensive. Stop being so cheap!

Snåla inte med ketchupen
Don't skimp on the ketchup
(when clear from context, semi-ironic) to economize
Vi måste snåla för att klara vintern
We need to economize to make it through the winter
(with ihop) to scrape together (through being frugal)

Conjugation of snåla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	snåla		snålas
Supine	snålat		snålats
Imperative	snåla		—
Imper. plural¹	snålen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	snålar	snålade	snålas	snålades
Ind. plural¹	snåla	snålade	snålas	snålades
Subjunctive²	snåle	snålade	snåles	snålades
	Participles
Present participle	snålande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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