ikläda

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

i +‎ kläda

Verb

ikläda (present ikläder, preterite iklädde, supine iklätt, imperative ikläd)

  1. (usually reflexive or in the past participle) to put on, to don (a piece of clothing or the like)
    Synonym: ta på sig
    Han iklädde sig en smoking
    He put on a tuxedo
    Han var iklädd smoking
    He was wearing a tuxedo
    Fången ikläddes fångkläder
    The prisoner was dressed in prison garb (prison garb was put on the prisoner)
  2. (usually reflexive or in the past participle, figuratively) to take on, to assume (a role or the like)
    Hon iklädde sig rollen som medlare
    She took on the role of mediator

Usage notes

More formal-sounding compare to ta på sig.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ikläda (weak)
active passive
infinitive ikläda iklädas
supine iklätt iklätts
imperative ikläd —
imper. plural1 ikläden —
present past present past
indicative ikläder iklädde ikläds, iklädes ikläddes
ind. plural1 ikläda iklädde iklädas ikläddes
subjunctive2 ikläde iklädde iklädes ikläddes
present participle iklädande
past participle iklädd

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

References

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