klia
Meaning
itch; scratch
In Swedish: irritera (huden)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att klia | to itch |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kliar | jag kliar |
| Past | kliade | jag kliade |
| Supine | kliat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kliat | jag har kliat |
| Past perfect | hade kliat | jag hade kliat |
| Future | ska klia | or: kommer att klia |
| Conditional | skulle klia | jag skulle klia |
| Imperative | klia! | a command |
| Present participle | kliande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kliad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | klias |
|---|---|
| Present | klias |
| Past | kliades |
| Supine | kliats |
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 kliar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise klia
1 / 2Yesterday I … (klia). Which is the past tense?
klia in a sentence
- myggbettet kliarmy mosquito bite itches
- klia sig i huvudetscratch one's head
- Det kliarIt itches
- att kliato scratch an itch
- Han kliade sigHe scratched himself (scratched his itch)
Questions
What does klia mean in English?
klia means “itch, scratch”.
What is the past tense of klia?
The past tense of klia is kliade (“jag kliade”). The supine is kliat, used in “jag har kliat”.
What is the present tense of klia?
kliar, the same for every person: jag kliar, du kliar, vi kliar.
Origin
From Old Norse kláði.
Nearby common words
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary