Swedish verb

klarna

clear (up)

Meaning

clear (up)

In Swedish: bli klar, bli tydlig

Conjugation

Conjugation of klarna (clear)
Infinitive	att klarna	to clear
Present	klarnar	jag klarnar
Past	klarnade	jag klarnade
Supine	klarnat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har klarnat	jag har klarnat
Past perfect	hade klarnat	jag hade klarnat
Future	ska klarna	or: kommer att klarna
Conditional	skulle klarna	jag skulle klarna
Imperative	klarna!	a command
Present participle	klarnande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	klarnad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of klarna
Infinitive	klarnas
Present	klarnas
Past	klarnades
Supine	klarnats

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 klarnar. See the four verb groups explained.

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klarna in a sentence

det klarnar ute
the weather is clearing up
sammanhanget klarnar
things are beginning to get clearer
Bilden börjar klarna
A picture is emerging

Questions

What does klarna mean in English?

klarna means “clear (up)”.

What is the past tense of klarna?

The past tense of klarna is klarnade (“jag klarnade”). The supine is klarnat, used in “jag har klarnat”.

What is the present tense of klarna?

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

Origin

klar + -na

Nearby common words

klarna is number 8,916 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,912skriftlig written, in writing
8,913stampa stamp
8,914splittrad divided, unconcentrated
8,915bestrida oppose, deny
8,917skrubba scrape, rub
8,918terrass terrace
8,919gino a dessert of fruit and berries gratinated with white chocolate
8,920rådgivning advice, counselling

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