tumla
Swedish
Verb
tumla (present tumlar, preterite tumlade, supine tumlat, imperative tumla)
- to tumble (fall head over heels), to roll
- Synonym: (roll) rulla
- De tumlade ner för backen ― They tumbled down the hill
- De tumlade runt i gräset ― They rolled around in the grass
- tumla om på marken ― tumble about on the ground
- to tumble-dry
- Synonym: (more common) torktumla
Conjugation
Conjugation of tumla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | tumla | tumlas | ||
Supine | tumlat | tumlats | ||
Imperative | tumla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tumlen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tumlar | tumlade | tumlas | tumlades |
Ind. plural1 | tumla | tumlade | tumlas | tumlades |
Subjunctive2 | tumle | tumlade | tumles | tumlades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tumlande | |||
Past participle | tumlad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- tumla om (“tumble about, roll around”)
References
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