håla
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hala"
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]håla c
- a deep hole or cavity; a cave
- a place where disreputable or questionable activities take place
- an uninteresting or backwards community
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | håla | hålas |
| definite | hålan | hålans | |
| plural | indefinite | hålor | hålors |
| definite | hålorna | hålornas |
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]håla (present hålar, preterite hålade, supine hålat, imperative håla)
- to shape a groove or convex shape in something; to scoop something out
- to punch holes in something; perforate
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | håla | — | ||
| supine | hålat | — | ||
| imperative | håla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hålen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | hålar | hålade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | håla | hålade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | håle | hålade | — | — |
| present participle | hålande | |||
| past participle | hålad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.