Swedish adjective· top 500 most common

klar

clear, bright, obvious, clear, ready/ˈklɑːr/

Meaning

clear, bright; obvious; clear; ready

In Swedish: ljus, lysande, genomskinlig

Forms

Forms of klar
Basic form	klar	with en-words
Neuter	klart	with ett-words
Plural and definite	klara	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	klarare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	klarast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does klar mean?

klar in a sentence

klart vatten
clear water
klara ögon
bright eyes
klara besked
straight answers
en klar majoritet
an indisputable majority
Är du klar snart?
Will you be ready soon?
maten är klar
the food is ready
Middagen är klar!
Dinner's ready!
Vi är klara att börja
We are ready to begin

Expressions

vara klar över (något)
be perfectly aware of
ha klart för sig
have a clear idea of
det är klart att man blir arg
it's the sort of thing that makes you really upset
så klart
of course

Questions

What does klar mean in English?

klar means “clear, bright, obvious”.

Similar words

redofärdigbereddtydlig

Origin

From Middle Low German klar, from Latin clarus (“bright, clear”).

Nearby common words

klar is number 486 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

482gånger times (multiplied by)
483dödad killed
484mor mother
485ring ring
487anta assume, suppose
488bakom behind, at the rear (back)
489eftersom because, seeing that, since, as, because
490stämma agree, correspond, tally, tune

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary