klanta
Swedish
editEtymology
editVerb
editklanta (present klantar, preterite klantade, supine klantat, imperative klanta)
- (reflexive) to blunder; to mess up, to be "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
- Jag klantade mig och hällde salt i kaffet
- I messed up (blundered) and put salt in my coffee
Conjugation
editConjugation of klanta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | klanta | klantas | ||
Supine | klantat | klantats | ||
Imperative | klanta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | klanten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | klantar | klantade | klantas | klantades |
Ind. plural1 | klanta | klantade | klantas | klantades |
Subjunctive2 | klante | klantade | klantes | klantades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | klantande | |||
Past participle | klantad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
edit- klanta till (“to mess up/botch something”)