ikläda
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]ikläda (present ikläder, preterite iklädde, supine iklätt, imperative ikläd)
- (usually reflexive or in the past participle) to put on, to don (a piece of clothing or the like)
- Synonym: ta på sig
- Han iklädde sig en smoking
- He put on a tuxedo
- Han var iklädd smoking
- He was wearing a tuxedo
- Fången ikläddes fångkläder
- The prisoner was dressed in prison garb (prison garb was put on the prisoner)
- (usually reflexive or in the past participle, figuratively) to take on, to assume (a role or the like)
- Hon iklädde sig rollen som medlare
- She took on the role of mediator
Usage notes
[edit]More formal-sounding compare to ta på sig.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ikläda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ikläda | iklädas | ||
| Supine | iklätt | iklätts | ||
| Imperative | ikläd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ikläden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ikläder | iklädde | ikläds, iklädes | ikläddes |
| Ind. plural1 | ikläda | iklädde | iklädas | ikläddes |
| Subjunctive2 | ikläde | iklädde | iklädes | ikläddes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | iklädande | |||
| Past participle | iklädd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||