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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
snälla
- inflection of snäll:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
Definite of snäll (“kind”), as if short for "snälla du" (kind you) or the like.
Adverb
snälla (not comparable)
- please (when pleading)
Snälla, gör det inte!- Please, don't do it!
Kan vi inte få godis, mamma? Snälla!- Can't we have candy, mom? Please!
Snälla mamma, kan vi inte få godis?- Please mom ("kind mom," literally), can't we have candy?
Jättesupersnälla mamma, bara en påse!- Pleeease ("very super kind" – arbitrary ad-hoc intensifiers) mom, just one bag!
Nu vill de tydligen att jag ska arbeta helg. Men snälla ...- Now they apparently want me to work weekends. But please ... (expressing frustration, dissatisfaction, or the like)
Men snälla du! Så här gör man. Kolla.- Oh come on! / But please! This is how you do it. Look. ("snälla du" often has a tone of frustration, though it could also be endearing banter in this example)
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