Swedish verb

klicka

misfire, divide into lumps, click

Meaning

misfire; divide into lumps; click

In Swedish: inte gå av, inte fungera

Conjugation

Conjugation of klicka (misfire)
Infinitiveatt klickato misfire
Presentklickarjag klickar
Pastklickadejag klickade
Supineklickatused after har / hade
Perfecthar klickatjag har klickat
Past perfecthade klickatjag hade klickat
Futureska klickaor: kommer att klicka
Conditionalskulle klickajag skulle klicka
Imperativeklicka!a command
Present participleklickande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleklickadused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of klicka
Infinitiveklickas
Presentklickas
Pastklickades
Supineklickats

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 klickar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise klicka

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Yesterday I … (klicka). Which is the past tense?

klicka in a sentence

  • pistolen klickade
    the pistol misfired
  • omdömet klickar
    he has no sense of judgement
  • det klickade i luren
    a click was heard in the receiver
  • klicka på ikonen
    click the icon
  • Vi klickade aldrig
    We never clicked

Questions

What does klicka mean in English?

klicka means “misfire, divide into lumps”.

What is the past tense of klicka?

The past tense of klicka is klickade (“jag klickade”). The supine is klickat, used in “jag har klickat”.

What is the present tense of klicka?

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

Origin

Imitative.

Nearby common words

klicka is number 5,828 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,824panel panel
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  • 5,826alfa Alpha, alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
  • 5,827blockerad blocked
  • 5,829grundare Founder, a founder (someone who initiates something)
  • 5,830spade spade
  • 5,831spis fireplace, stove
  • 5,832spö whip, twig
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