kläda
Meaning
to dress; now commonly contracted to klä (which see)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kläda | to dress |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kläder | jag kläder |
| Past | klädde | jag klädde |
| Supine | klätt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har klätt | jag har klätt |
| Past perfect | hade klätt | jag hade klätt |
| Future | ska kläda | or: kommer att kläda |
| Conditional | skulle kläda | jag skulle kläda |
| Imperative | kläd! | a command |
| Present participle | klädande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | klädd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | klädas |
|---|---|
| Present | kläds |
| Past | kläddes |
| Supine | klätts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use kläder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kläda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kläda). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does kläda mean in English?
kläda means “to dress; now commonly contracted to klä (which see)”.
What is the past tense of kläda?
The past tense of kläda is klädde (“jag klädde”). The supine is klätt, used in “jag har klätt”.
What is the present tense of kläda?
kläder, the same for every person: jag kläder, du kläder, vi kläder.
Origin
From Old Swedish klæþa.
Nearby common words
kläda is number 7,344 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,340påsk Easter
- 7,341relik relic
- 7,342synvinkel a point of view, a perspective
- 7,343lockande attractive, tempting
- 7,345freda protect, save (used in some contexts only)
- 7,346hyresvärd a landlord (person or entity from which one can rent apartments), a lessor
- 7,347mätta satisfy hunger
- 7,348boulevard boulevard
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary