sprattla
Swedish
editVerb
editsprattla (present sprattlar, preterite sprattlade, supine sprattlat, imperative sprattla)
- to move limbs or other body parts about chaotically
- Han sprattlade med armarna
- He flapped his arms around
Usage notes
editThink an insect on its back or a floundering fish out of water.
Conjugation
editConjugation of sprattla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sprattla | sprattlas | ||
| Supine | sprattlat | sprattlats | ||
| Imperative | sprattla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sprattlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sprattlar | sprattlade | sprattlas | sprattlades |
| Ind. plural1 | sprattla | sprattlade | sprattlas | sprattlades |
| Subjunctive2 | sprattle | sprattlade | sprattles | sprattlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sprattlande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editReferences
edit- sprattla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sprattla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sprattla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)