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Swedish
Etymology
snål (“cheap, stingy”) + -a
Verb
snåla (present snålar, preterite snålade, supine snålat, imperative snåla)
- to be cheap, to be stingy, to skimp
- Synonym: knussla
Så dyrt är det inte. Sluta snåla!- It's not that expensive. Stop being so cheap!
Snåla inte med ketchupen- Don't skimp on the ketchup
- (when clear from context, semi-ironic) to economize
Vi måste snåla för att klara vintern- We need to economize to make it through the winter
- (with ihop) to scrape together (through being frugal)
Conjugation
Conjugation of snåla (weak)
Adjective
snåla
- inflection of snål:
- definite singular
- plural
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