Swedish verb

applådera

applaud, clap

Meaning

applaud, clap

In Swedish: klappa (i) händerna, ge sitt bifall till

Conjugation

Conjugation of applådera (applaud)
Infinitiveatt applåderato applaud
Presentapplåderarjag applåderar
Pastapplåderadejag applåderade
Supineapplåderatused after har / hade
Perfecthar applåderatjag har applåderat
Past perfecthade applåderatjag hade applåderat
Futureska applåderaor: kommer att applådera
Conditionalskulle applåderajag skulle applådera
Imperativeapplådera!a command
Present participleapplåderande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleapplåderadused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of applådera
Infinitiveapplåderas
Presentapplåderas
Pastapplåderades
Supineapplåderats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use applåderar. See the four verb groups explained.

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applådera in a sentence

  • valet applåderas av massmedia
    the audience applauded willingly

Questions

What does applådera mean in English?

applådera means “applaud, clap”.

What is the past tense of applådera?

The past tense of applådera is applåderade (“jag applåderade”). The supine is applåderat, used in “jag har applåderat”.

What is the present tense of applådera?

applåderar, the same for every person: jag applåderar, du applåderar, vi applåderar.

Origin

Borrowed from French applaudir, from Latin applaudere, superficially equivalent to applåd + -era.

Nearby common words

applådera is number 7,560 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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