klara

Etymology

From English clear, clarity, French clair, German klar, Italian chiaro, Portuguese claro, Spanish claro, from Latin clārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklara/
• Hyphenation: kla‧ra

Adjective

klara (accusative singular klaran, plural klaraj, accusative plural klarajn)

1. clear

   Ni esperas por klara tago por pikniki.

   We are hoping for a clear day to have a picnic.

Etymology

From Esperanto klara, from English clear, French clair, German klar, Italian chiaro and Spanish claro, ultimately from Latin clārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɾa/
• Hyphenation: kla‧ra

Adjective

klara

1. clear
2. (figuratively) plain, evident
3. (of colors) light

    

   El havis klara blua okuli. ― She had light blue eyes.

Alternative forms

• klaret (Verb 1)
• klarte (simple past, Verbs 1 & 2)
• klart (past participle, Verbs 1 & 2)

Verb

klara

1. simple past of klare (Verb 1)
2. past participle of klare (Verb 1)

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Adjective

klara

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of klar.

Verb

klara (present klarar, preterite klarade, supine klarat, imperative klara)

1. to manage, 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?

2. (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.

3. (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.