Signification
Being very good at something.
Contexte culturel
The term is often used during 'dugnad' (community volunteer work). If you are good at painting fences or clearing brush, your neighbors will call you a 'kløpper'. There is a high social value placed on being 'handy'. Being a 'kløpper' with tools is often respected more than having purely theoretical knowledge. You will hear this word more often from the older generation (60+), but it is currently having a 'retro' comeback among younger people who value traditional crafts like knitting and woodworking. In Norwegian offices, calling someone a 'kløpper' is a way to acknowledge their skill without making the environment feel too hierarchical or formal.
Use it as a compliment
If you want to make a Norwegian smile, use this instead of 'flink'. It sounds more authentic and observant.
Grammar Trap
Don't forget the 'en'. You can't say 'Han er kløpper'. It must be 'Han er EN kløpper'.
Signification
Being very good at something.
Use it as a compliment
If you want to make a Norwegian smile, use this instead of 'flink'. It sounds more authentic and observant.
Grammar Trap
Don't forget the 'en'. You can't say 'Han er kløpper'. It must be 'Han er EN kløpper'.
The 'Handy' Factor
In Norway, being a 'kløpper' with a boat or a cabin is a major social plus.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct preposition (til, i, på).
Han er en kløpper ___ å bake brød.
We use 'til' followed by 'å' and an infinitive verb.
Which sentence is correct?
Talking about a woman who is good at math.
'Kløpper' is always masculine ('en'), and we use 'i' for school subjects.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural response.
A: Kan du hjelpe meg med Excel? B: Ja, selvfølgelig! ___
We use 'på' for tools and software platforms.
Match the skill to the correct prepositional phrase.
1. Snekring (Carpentry), 2. Historie (History), 3. Gitar (Guitar)
Snekring is an action (til å snekre), Historie is a subject (i historie), Gitar is an instrument (på gitar).
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Where can you be a kløpper?
Practical
- • Snekring
- • Maling
- • Reparasjon
Creative
- • Strikking
- • Tegning
- • Matlaging
Technical
- • Data
- • Matte
- • Sjakk
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesHan er en kløpper ___ å bake brød.
We use 'til' followed by 'å' and an infinitive verb.
Talking about a woman who is good at math.
'Kløpper' is always masculine ('en'), and we use 'i' for school subjects.
A: Kan du hjelpe meg med Excel? B: Ja, selvfølgelig! ___
We use 'på' for tools and software platforms.
1. Snekring (Carpentry), 2. Historie (History), 3. Gitar (Guitar)
Snekring is an action (til å snekre), Historie is a subject (i historie), Gitar is an instrument (på gitar).
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
8 questionsNo, it's an idiom/informal noun. It's safe for all ages to use, but it's not formal.
Yes! 'Han er en kløpper på ski' is very common.
There isn't one. 'En kløpper' is used for both men and women.
Yes, 'en kløpper i fransk' or 'en kløpper til å snakke fransk' works perfectly.
It's more specific. 'Flink' is general; 'kløpper' implies a special knack or high level of practical skill.
Usually no, but you can say 'Jeg er ingen kløpper' to be humble about your own lack of skill.
Yes, 'kløppere'. 'De er noen skikkelige kløppere'.
Yes, it is common in both Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Expressions liées
en racer
similarSomeone who is very fast and efficient at a task.
å ha tekket
similarTo have a 'knack' or 'way' with something (often people or animals).
en ekspert
synonymAn expert.
å ha ti tommeltotter
contrastTo have ten thumb-fingers (to be very clumsy).
