klanta
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]klanta (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
[edit]Conjugation of klanta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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”)