spränga

See also: spranga

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish sprængia, from Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *springaną (see springa).

Verb

spränga

  1. blow up; to destroy something through an explosion
  2. cause something to explode
  3. to (quickly) arrest enough people in a criminal gang or organization to cause it to break up
    Polisen sprängde en spritsmugglarliga.
  4. (billiards) break

Conjugation
Conjugation of spränga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive spränga sprängas
Present tense spränger sprängs , spränges
Past tense sprängde sprängdes
Supine sprängt sprängts
Imperative spräng —
Present participle sprängande
Past participle sprängd
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