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Swedish verb · Group 2b (-er, -te)

klippa conjugation


att klippa means “cut”. Present klipper, past klippte, supine klippt.

FormSwedishEnglish pattern
Infinitiveatt klippato …
PresentklipperI …, he …s
Past (preteritum)klippteI …ed
Supine (perfect)har klippthave …ed
Past perfecthade klippthad …ed
Futureska klippa / kommer att klippawill …
Imperativeklipp!… !
Past participleklipp…ed (adjective)
Present participleklippande…ing

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag klipper, du klipper, hon klipper, vi klipper, de klipper. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How klippa conjugates

Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So klippa → klipper, klippte, klippt.

Meanings and examples

Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective

1 cut

skär med sax

Pattern ngn klipper (av) ngt

  • klippa håretcut one's hair
  • klippa (till) en bluscut out a blouse
  • drottningen klippte (av) bandet och därmed var bron invigd

Phrases with klippa

Swedish builds many meanings by adding a particle (upp, ut, på, om) or a fixed phrase. These are the ones the dictionary lists:

  • klippa tillstrike ("act quickly")
  • nu är det klippt!that's done it! ("now everything is lost")
  • vara som klippt och skurenbe cut out for ("be very suitable")
Questions

What is the past tense of klippa in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of klippa is klippte, the same for every person: jag klippte, du klippte, vi klippte.

What is the supine of klippa?

klippt. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har klippt, jag hade klippt.

Is klippa a regular verb?

Yes. klippa follows group 2b (-er, -te): klipper, klippte, klippt.

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