skvala

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

skvala (present skvalar, preterite skvalade, supine skvalat, imperative skvala)

  1. to flow profusely and noisily (of a liquid)
    Vatten skvalade nedför avloppet i ösregnet
    Water poured down the drain in the pouring rain
  2. (figuratively) to produce a sound perceived as monotonous, uninteresting, or the like (of for example a radio playing music thought to be unengaging)

Conjugation
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.

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