strula

Swedish

Verb

strula (present strular, preterite strulade, supine strulat, imperative strula)

1. to malfunction, to cause trouble; to act up

   Synonym: krångla

   Tvättmaskinen strular igen

   The washing machine is acting up again

2. to work on (something that's acting up)

   Synonym: krångla

   Jag sitter och strular med datorn

   I'm sitting here fighting my computer

3. (slang) to make out

   Hon strulade med honom

   She made out with him

Conjugation

Conjugation of strula (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	strula		strulas
supine	strulat		strulats
imperative	strula		—
imper. plural1	strulen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	strular	strulade	strulas	strulades
ind. plural1	strula	strulade	strulas	strulades
subjunctive2	strule	strulade	strules	strulades
present participle		strulande
past participle		strulad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• strula till

Related terms

• strul (“messy trouble”)
• strulig

References

• strula in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• strula in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• strula in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia