klura
Swedish
Verb
klura (present klurar, preterite klurade, supine klurat, imperative klura)
- to think deeply about something that's difficult to figure out; to ponder
- Vad klurar du på? ― What are you pondering?
- Jag klurar med ett korsord ― I'm working on ("pondering with") a crossword
Conjugation
Conjugation of klura (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | klura | kluras | ||
| Supine | klurat | klurats | ||
| Imperative | klura | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kluren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | klurar | klurade | kluras | klurades |
| Ind. plural1 | klura | klurade | kluras | klurades |
| Subjunctive2 | klure | klurade | klures | klurades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | klurande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- klura ut (“figure out”)
Related terms
- klurig
References
- klura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klura in Svensk ordbok (SO)