kladda
See also: klädda
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]kladda (present kladdar, preterite kladdade, supine kladdat, imperative kladda)
- to deal with a messy and sticky (and unpleasant) substance, like some gunk or goo, for example by playing with it or smearing it on things
- Synonym: (often a bit stickier) kleta
- Han kladdade med lera
- He was messing around with mud
- Han kladdade lera på sin kompis
- He smeared mud on his friend
- (colloquial) to grope (touch sexually), usually against someone's will
Usage notes
[edit]The past participle only exists with a particle such as ned or ner.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kladda | kladdas | ||
| supine | kladdat | kladdats | ||
| imperative | kladda | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kladden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kladdar | kladdade | kladdas | kladdades |
| ind. plural1 | kladda | kladdade | kladdas | kladdades |
| subjunctive2 | kladde | kladdade | kladdes | kladdades |
| present participle | kladdande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.