klantig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]klantig (comparative klantigare, superlative klantigast)
- characterized by blundering ((often) making a clumsy or embarrassing mistake), "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
- ett klantigt misstag
- a dumb ("blundery") mistake
- De var klantiga som inte bokade i förväg
- They screwed up (were "blundery") by not booking in advance
- Han är klantig
- He often blunders (is "blundery")
Declension
[edit]Inflection of klantig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | klantig | klantigare | klantigast |
Neuter singular | klantigt | klantigare | klantigast |
Plural | klantiga | klantigare | klantigast |
Masculine plural3 | klantige | klantigare | klantigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | klantige | klantigare | klantigaste |
All | klantiga | klantigare | klantigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
[edit]- klant (“a blunderer”)
- klanta (“to blunder”)
- klanta till (“to mess up/botch something”)