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Swedish noun

en kläm

a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation, energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm, a point, a punch line of a joke (a final emphasis); also slutkläm, a short summaryAlso the imperative of klämma.

Meaning

a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation; energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm; a point, a punch line of a joke (a final emphasis); also slutkläm; a short summary

Forms

Forms of kläm
Singular, indefiniteen kläm
Singular, definiteklämmen
Plural, indefiniteklämmar
Plural, definiteklämmarna

kläm is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kläm, den stora klämmen. Check another noun

Practise kläm

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Is it en kläm or ett kläm?

kläm in a sentence

  • sitta i kläm
    be in a squeeze, be stuck
  • hamna i kläm
    get in a squeeze, get stuck

Expressions

  • få (tummen) i kläm
    catch (one's thumb)
  • sitta i kläm
    get into a jam
  • få kläm på något
    get the knack of sth.

Questions

What does kläm mean in English?

kläm means “a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation, energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm”.

Is it en kläm or ett kläm?

It is en kläm, and “the a squeeze” is klämmen.

What is the plural of kläm?

The plural of kläm is klämmar, and the definite plural is klämmarna.

Nearby common words

kläm is number 6,395 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,391svensexa a bachelor party, a stag party, a stag night
  • 6,392husbil a motorhome, a camper, an RV (large motor vehicle designed to be lived in)
  • 6,393kartong cardboard (box)
  • 6,394snara snare, trap
  • 6,396dygd virtue, chastity
  • 6,397eko echo
  • 6,398förlovning engagement
  • 6,399läder leather
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary