klara
Esperanto
Etymology
From English clear, clarity, French clair, German klar, Italian chiaro, Portuguese claro, Spanish claro, from Latin clārus.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈklara/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Hyphenation: kla‧ra
Adjective
klara (accusative singular klaran, plural klaraj, accusative plural klarajn)
- clear
- Antonym: malklara
- Ni esperas por klara tago por pikniki. ― We are hoping for a clear day to have a picnic.
Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto klara, from English clear, French clair, German klar, Italian chiaro and Spanish claro, ultimately from Latin clārus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklara/
- Hyphenation: kla‧ra
Adjective
klara
- clear
- (figuratively) plain, evident
- light (of colors)
- El havis klara blua okuli. ― She had light blue eyes.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- klareskar (“to become clear”)
- klareso (“clearness, light, plainness”)
- klarigar (“to clarify, make clear, elucidate”)
- klarobskuro (“chiaroscuro”)
- klarvido (“clear sightedness, clairvoyance”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
klara
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
klara
- alternative form of klare
Old Norse
Noun
klara
- indefinite accusative/genitive plural of karl
Silesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkla.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: kla‧ra
Noun
klara f
Further reading
- klara in silling.org
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Adjective
klara
- inflection of klar:
- definite singular
- plural
Verb
klara (present klarar, preterite klarade, supine klarat, imperative klara)
- to manage (to), to succeed in doing
- Klarar du av att dra tredjeroten ur 1331 utan att använda räknaren?
- Can you manage to calculate the cubic root of 1331 without using the calculator?
- (reflexive) to avoid being injured in an accident
- Lyckligtvis klarade sig alla utan skador då bilen for av vägen.
- Happily no one was injured when the car went off the road.
- (reflexive) make do, get by
- Vi har knappt med pengar, så vi får klara oss med vad vi har.
- We are short of money, so we will have to make do with what we have.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | klara | klaras | ||
| supine | klarat | klarats | ||
| imperative | klara | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | klaren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | klarar | klarade | klaras | klarades |
| ind. plural1 | klara | klarade | klaras | klarades |
| subjunctive2 | klare | klarade | klares | klarades |
| present participle | klarande | |||
| past participle | klarad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
References
- klara in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)