snåla
Swedish
Etymology
snål (“cheap, stingy”) + -a
Verb
snåla (present snålar, preterite snålade, supine snålat, imperative snåla)
- to be cheap, to be stingy, to skimp
- 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
- Synonym: knussla
- (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
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. | ||||
Adjective
snåla
- absolute singular definite and plural form of snål.
References
- snåla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snåla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)