Swedish verb · noun

klinga

ring, sound/²klɪŋa/

klinga as a verb

Meaning

ring, sound

In Swedish: ge ifrån sig klara, kvardröjande toner

Conjugation

Conjugation of klinga (ring)
Infinitive	att klinga	to ring
Present	klingar	jag klingar
Past	klingade	jag klingade
Supine	klingat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har klingat	jag har klingat
Past perfect	hade klingat	jag hade klingat
Future	ska klinga	or: kommer att klinga
Conditional	skulle klinga	jag skulle klinga
Imperative	klinga!	a command
Present participle	klingande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of klinga
Infinitive	klingas
Present	klingas
Past	klingades
Supine	klingats

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 klingar. See the four verb groups explained.

klinga as a noun(en klinga)

Meaning

blade

In Swedish: blad på såg, svärd etc

Forms

Forms of klinga
Singular, indefinite	en klinga
Singular, definite	klingan
Plural, indefinite	klingor
Plural, definite	klingorna

klinga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor klinga, den stora klingan. Check another noun

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

klinga in a sentence

ett klingande skratt
a resounding laugh
Orden klingade falskt
His words rang false
Körens stämmor klingade vackert
The choir's harmonies rang out beautifully
klinga i glasen
clink glasses [when toasting]
i klingande mynt
in hard cash
klingande klockor
ringing bells

Questions

What does klinga mean in English?

klinga means “ring, sound”.

Is it en klinga or ett klinga?

It is en klinga, and “the blade” is klingan.

What is the plural of klinga?

The plural of klinga is klingor, and the definite plural is klingorna.

What is the past tense of klinga?

The past tense of klinga is klingade (“jag klingade”). The supine is klingat, used in “jag har klingat”.

What is the present tense of klinga?

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

Similar words

bladljuda

Origin

From German Klinge.

Nearby common words

klinga is number 7,605 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,601snappa snatch, snap
7,602sångerska (female) singer
7,603tull customs
7,604fackla torch
7,606förutsatt provided, based on
7,607ögonvittne an eyewitness (person who has seen, and testifies for, an event)
7,608acceptabel acceptable
7,609fascist fascist

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