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klappa

pet, pat, beat

klappa as a verb

Meaning

pet; pat; beat

In Swedish: ge en klapp, smeka

Conjugation

Conjugation of klappa (pet)
Infinitive	att klappa	to pet
Present	klappar	jag klappar
Past	klappade	jag klappade
Supine	klappat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har klappat	jag har klappat
Past perfect	hade klappat	jag hade klappat
Future	ska klappa	or: kommer att klappa
Conditional	skulle klappa	jag skulle klappa
Imperative	klappa!	a command
Present participle	klappande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	klappad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of klappa
Infinitive	klappas
Present	klappas
Past	klappades
Supine	klappats

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 klappar. See the four verb groups explained.

klappa as a noun(en klappa)

Meaning

a clapperboard

Forms

Forms of klappa
Singular, indefinite	en klappa
Singular, definite	klappan
Plural, indefinite	klappor
Plural, definite	klapporna

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

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klappa in a sentence

klappa ett barn på huvudet
pat a child on its head
klappa (i) händerna
clap one's hands
klappande hjärta
beating heart
klappa någon på axeln
pat someone on the shoulder
Hon klappade zebran
She petted the zebra
Katten gillar att bli klappad
The cat likes being petted
Klappa händerna när du är riktigt glad (klapp klapp)
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands [Clap your hands when you are really happy] (clap clap)
Att applådera är att visa uppskattning genom att klappa
To applaud is to show appreciation by clapping

Expressions

klappat och klart
signed, sealed, and delivered

Questions

What does klappa mean in English?

klappa means “pet, pat”.

Is it en klappa or ett klappa?

It is en klappa, and “the a clapperboard” is klappan.

What is the plural of klappa?

The plural of klappa is klappor, and the definite plural is klapporna.

What is the past tense of klappa?

The past tense of klappa is klappade (“jag klappade”). The supine is klappat, used in “jag har klappat”.

What is the present tense of klappa?

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

Similar words

applåd

Origin

From klappa (“to clap”), from Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

Nearby common words

klappa is number 3,957 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,953skandal scandal
3,954hördu hey, say, listen (used to gain someone's attention when addressing them)
3,955minus negative, below zero
3,956oväsen noise
3,958engelsk English
3,959groda frog, blunder, howler
3,960kompanjon partner
3,961uppoffring sacrifice

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