trassla
Swedish
Verb
trassla (present trasslar, preterite trasslade, supine trasslat, imperative trassla)
- (often with a particle like ihop) to tangle (mix together or intertwine)
- to deal with something tangled (sometimes figuratively, as in something messy)
- Synonyms: (deal with something messy) krångla, (deal with something messy) strula
- (reflexive) to tangle (become mixed together or intertwined)
Conjugation
Conjugation of trassla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | trassla | trasslas | ||
| Supine | trasslat | trasslats | ||
| Imperative | trassla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | trasslen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | trasslar | trasslade | trasslas | trasslades |
| Ind. plural1 | trassla | trasslade | trasslas | trasslades |
| Subjunctive2 | trassle | trasslade | trassles | trasslades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | trasslande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- trassla in sig
Related terms
- trassel
- trasslig
References
- trassla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- trassla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- trassla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)