No. 1,233 in Swedish
kliva
To step or stride.
In a sentence
Jag kliver upp tidigt på morgonen.
I get up early in the morning.
Here, 'kliver' means 'to step' or 'to get up' in the context of the morning routine.
Hon klev försiktigt över stora stenar.
She stepped carefully over large stones.
In this sentence, 'klev' is used in the past tense to describe the action of stepping over obstacles with caution.
Vi måste kliva åt sidan för att låta dem passera.
We have to step aside to let them pass.
In this example, 'kliva' is employed in the present tense to mean 'to move aside' in the context of making way for others.
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