"snälla" meaning in Swedish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsnɛlːˌa/ Audio: Sv-snälla.ogg
Etymology: See the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective form}} snälla
  1. inflection of snäll: Tags: definite, form-of, singular Form of: snäll
    Sense id: en-snälla-sv-adj-A2VG6w-T Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21
  2. inflection of snäll: Tags: form-of, plural Form of: snäll
    Sense id: en-snälla-sv-adj-34pY9EtG Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsnɛlːˌa/ Audio: Sv-snälla.ogg
Etymology: Definite of snäll (“kind”), as if short for "snälla du" (kind you) or the like. Etymology templates: {{m|sv|snäll||kind}} snäll (“kind”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} snälla, {{sv-adv|-}} snälla (not comparable)
  1. please (when pleading) Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: snälla rara Related terms: tack (english: please (to add politeness)), tack snälla, vänligen, varsågod, är du snäll (english: please (in polite requests))
    Sense id: en-snälla-sv-adv-qca1p4KY Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for snälla meaning in Swedish (3.9kB)

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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "Can't we have candy, mom? Please!",
          "text": "Kan vi inte få godis, mamma? Snälla!",
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          "english": "Please mom (\"kind mom,\" literally), can't we have candy?",
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