klösa
Meaning
scratch; claw
In Swedish: riva med klor el. naglar
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att klösa | to scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Present | klöser | jag klöser |
| Past | klöste | jag klöste |
| Supine | klöst | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har klöst | jag har klöst |
| Past perfect | hade klöst | jag hade klöst |
| Future | ska klösa | or: kommer att klösa |
| Conditional | skulle klösa | jag skulle klösa |
| Imperative | klös! | a command |
| Present participle | klösande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | klöst | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | klösas |
|---|---|
| Present | klöses |
| Past | klöstes |
| Supine | klösts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use klöser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise klösa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (klösa). Which is the past tense?
klösa in a sentence
- Den arga katten klöste honomThe angry cat scratched him
Questions
What does klösa mean in English?
klösa means “scratch, claw”.
What is the past tense of klösa?
The past tense of klösa is klöste (“jag klöste”). The supine is klöst, used in “jag har klöst”.
What is the present tense of klösa?
klöser, the same for every person: jag klöser, du klöser, vi klöser.
Similar words
Origin
Probably related to klo (“claw”, noun).
Nearby common words
klösa is number 9,475 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,471skandalöst outrageously, scandalous
- 9,472alger algea
- 9,473tiotusentals tens of thousands of
- 9,474personnummer 'person number', personal identity number or social security number.
- 9,476hedning heathen
- 9,477utrusta equip
- 9,478förlösa deliver a woman of a baby
- 9,479pladdra babble
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