slöa

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

slöa

  1. inflection of slö:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

slö +‎ -a

Verb

slöa (present slöar, preterite slöade, supine slöat, imperative slöa)

  1. to slack off, to laze around
    slöa på jobbet
    slack off at work
    Jag har slöat framför tv:n hela dagen
    I've been slacking in front of the TV all day
  2. (with ner (“down”)) to adversely slow
    bakgrundsprocesser som slöar ner datorn
    background processes that slow down your computer
  4. to dull (make less sharp)
Usage notes

"Bli slö" (become dull) is more common in (etymology 2 sense 3).

Conjugation
Conjugation of slöa (weak)
active passive
infinitive slöa slöas
supine slöat slöats
imperative slöa —
imper. plural1 slöen —
present past present past
indicative slöar slöade slöas slöades
ind. plural1 slöa slöade slöas slöades
subjunctive2 slöe slöade slöes slöades
present participle slöande
past participle —

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

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