klaffa

Swedish

Etymology

klaff +‎ -a

Verb

klaffa (present klaffar, preterite klaffade, supine klaffat, imperative klaffa)

1. (colloquial) to come together, to fall into place (in order for something to succeed)

   Allt måste klaffa för att det ska fungera

   Everything has to come together in order for it to work

Conjugation

Conjugation of klaffa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	klaffa		klaffas
supine	klaffat		klaffats
imperative	klaffa		—
imper. plural1	klaffen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klaffar	klaffade	klaffas	klaffades
ind. plural1	klaffa	klaffade	klaffas	klaffades
subjunctive2	klaffe	klaffade	klaffes	klaffades
present participle		klaffande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• klaffa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klaffa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klaffa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)