spränga
See also: spranga
Swedish
Alternative forms
- sprenga (obsolete since 1889)
Etymology
From Old Swedish sprængia, from Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *springaną (see springa).
Verb
spränga
- blow up; to destroy something through an explosion
- cause something to explode
- to (quickly) arrest enough people in a criminal gang or organization to cause it to break up
- Polisen sprängde en spritsmugglarliga.
- (billiards) break
Conjugation
Conjugation of spränga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | spränga | sprängas | ||
| Supine | sprängt | sprängts | ||
| Imperative | spräng | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sprängen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spränger | sprängde | sprängs, spränges | sprängdes |
| Ind. plural1 | spränga | sprängde | sprängas | sprängdes |
| Subjunctive2 | spränge | sprängde | spränges | sprängdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sprängande | |||
| Past participle | sprängd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||