strul

Swedish

Noun

strul n

  1. (messy) trouble, hassle
    Det är nåt strul med datorn ― There's some problem with my computer
    Det är sånt strul att beställa från deras dåligt designade sida ― It's such a hassle to order from their poorly designed site
    Vi ursäktar att det blev strul med leveransen ― We're sorry that there were issues with the delivery
    Tekniskt strul ― Technical difficulties
    Kärleksstrul ― Love trouble
  2. (slang) a temporary romantic or sexual contact
    Det var inget seriöst. Bara ett strul. ― It wasn't serious. Just a hook-up.

Usage notes

Also means a tangled mass of e.g. rubber bands dialectally, which might provide intuition.

Declension
Declension of strul 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative strul strulet strul strulen
Genitive struls strulets struls strulens

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