Ursprungsnål (“cheap, stingy”) + -a
- to be cheap, to be stingy, to skimp
“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
- to economize
“Vi måste snåla för att klara vintern” — We need to economize to make it through the winter
- to scrape together (through being frugal)
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular
- form-of, pluralplural
Formersnålar(present) · snålade(preterite) · snålat(supine) · snåla(imperative) · snåla(active, infinitive) · snålas(infinitive, passive) · snålat(active, supine) · snålats(passive, supine) · snåla(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · snålen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · snålar(active, indicative, present) · snålade(active, indicative, past) · snålas(indicative, passive, present) · snålades(indicative, passive, past) · snåla(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · snålade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · snålas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · snålades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)