klicka
Meaning
misfire; divide into lumps; click
In Swedish: inte gå av, inte fungera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att klicka | to misfire |
|---|---|---|
| Present | klickar | jag klickar |
| Past | klickade | jag klickade |
| Supine | klickat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har klickat | jag har klickat |
| Past perfect | hade klickat | jag hade klickat |
| Future | ska klicka | or: kommer att klicka |
| Conditional | skulle klicka | jag skulle klicka |
| Imperative | klicka! | a command |
| Present participle | klickande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | klickad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | klickas |
|---|---|
| Present | klickas |
| Past | klickades |
| Supine | klickats |
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
1 / 2Yesterday I … (klicka). Which is the past tense?
klicka in a sentence
- pistolen klickadethe pistol misfired
- omdömet klickarhe has no sense of judgement
- det klickade i lurena click was heard in the receiver
- klicka på ikonenclick the icon
- Vi klickade aldrigWe 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.
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