klampa
Meaning
stamp; tramp
In Swedish: gå med tunga och ljudliga steg, stampa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att klampa | to stamp |
|---|---|---|
| Present | klampar | jag klampar |
| Past | klampade | jag klampade |
| Supine | klampat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har klampat | jag har klampat |
| Past perfect | hade klampat | jag hade klampat |
| Future | ska klampa | or: kommer att klampa |
| Conditional | skulle klampa | jag skulle klampa |
| Imperative | klampa! | a command |
| Present participle | klampande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | klampad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | klampas |
|---|---|
| Present | klampas |
| Past | klampades |
| Supine | klampats |
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 klampar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise klampa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (klampa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does klampa mean in English?
klampa means “stamp, tramp”.
What is the past tense of klampa?
The past tense of klampa is klampade (“jag klampade”). The supine is klampat, used in “jag har klampat”.
What is the present tense of klampa?
klampar, the same for every person: jag klampar, du klampar, vi klampar.
Origin
By surface analysis, klamp + -a.
Nearby common words
klampa is number 9,971 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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