klanta
Meaning
to blunder; to mess up, to be "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att klanta | to blunder |
|---|---|---|
| Present | klantar | jag klantar |
| Past | klantade | jag klantade |
| Supine | klantat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har klantat | jag har klantat |
| Past perfect | hade klantat | jag hade klantat |
| Future | ska klanta | or: kommer att klanta |
| Conditional | skulle klanta | jag skulle klanta |
| Imperative | klanta! | a command |
| Present participle | klantande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | klantad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | klantas |
|---|---|
| Present | klantas |
| Past | klantades |
| Supine | klantats |
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 klantar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise klanta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (klanta). Which is the past tense?
klanta in a sentence
- Jag klantade mig och hällde salt i kaffetI messed up (blundered) and put salt in my coffee
Questions
What does klanta mean in English?
klanta means “to blunder; to mess up, to be "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)”.
What is the past tense of klanta?
The past tense of klanta is klantade (“jag klantade”). The supine is klantat, used in “jag har klantat”.
What is the present tense of klanta?
klantar, the same for every person: jag klantar, du klantar, vi klantar.
Origin
From klant + -a.
Nearby common words
klanta is number 3,225 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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