strul
Swedish
Noun
strul n
- (messy) trouble, hassle
- Det är nåt strul med datorn ― There's some problem with my computer
- Det är sånt strul att beställa från deras dåligt designade sida ― It's such a hassle to order from their poorly designed site
- Vi ursäktar att det blev strul med leveransen ― We're sorry that there were issues with the delivery
- Tekniskt strul ― Technical difficulties
- Kärleksstrul ― Love trouble
- (slang) a temporary romantic or sexual contact
- Det var inget seriöst. Bara ett strul. ― It wasn't serious. Just a hook-up.
Usage notes
Also means a tangled mass of e.g. rubber bands dialectally, which might provide intuition.
Declension
| Declension of strul | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | strul | strulet | strul | strulen |
| Genitive | struls | strulets | struls | strulens |
Derived terms
- strula
- strulig
References
- strul in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- strul in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Slangopedia