skvala
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]skvala (present skvalar, preterite skvalade, supine skvalat, imperative skvala)
- to flow profusely and noisily (of a liquid)
- Vatten skvalade nedför avloppet i ösregnet
- Water poured down the drain in the pouring rain
- (figuratively) to produce a sound perceived as monotonous, uninteresting, or the like (of for example a radio playing music thought to be unengaging)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of skvala (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skvala | — | ||
| Supine | skvalat | — | ||
| Imperative | skvala | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skvalen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skvalar | skvalade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | skvala | skvalade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | skvale | skvalade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skvalande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||