Swedish verb

klaffa

work [well]

Meaning

work [well]

In Swedish: gå i lås, fungera

Conjugation

Conjugation of klaffa (work [well])
Infinitive	att klaffa	to work [well]
Present	klaffar	jag klaffar
Past	klaffade	jag klaffade
Supine	klaffat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har klaffat	jag har klaffat
Past perfect	hade klaffat	jag hade klaffat
Future	ska klaffa	or: kommer att klaffa
Conditional	skulle klaffa	jag skulle klaffa
Imperative	klaffa!	a command
Present participle	klaffande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of klaffa
Infinitive	klaffas
Present	klaffas
Past	klaffades
Supine	klaffats

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 klaffar. See the four verb groups explained.

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klaffa in a sentence

allt klaffade perfekt
everything worked out perfectly
Allt måste klaffa för att det ska fungera
Everything has to come together in order for it to work

Questions

What does klaffa mean in English?

klaffa means “work [well]”.

What is the past tense of klaffa?

The past tense of klaffa is klaffade (“jag klaffade”). The supine is klaffat, used in “jag har klaffat”.

What is the present tense of klaffa?

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

Similar words

funkafungeratajma

Origin

klaff + -a

Nearby common words

klaffa is number 7,525 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,521respekterad respected, well-respected
7,522snabbast fastest
7,523defekt defective
7,524hektisk hectic
7,526oxe bullock
7,527stereo stereo
7,528memorera memorize
7,529chansning long shot, shot

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