knarka
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
knarka (present tense knarkar, past tense knarka, past participle knarka, passive infinitive knarkast, present participle knarkande, imperative knarka/knark)
- Alternative spelling of knarke
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Attested since 1959.[1] From knark (“narcotics, illegal drugs”) + -a.
Verb edit
knarka (present knarkar, preterite knarkade, supine knarkat, imperative knarka)
- (colloquial) To use narcotics or (illicit) drugs.
- 1987 May 21, Dagens Nyheter:
- Det är inte förbjudet att knarka, men det är förbjudet att stjäla, langa och gör inbrott, och ju längre tid som går innan man ingriper, desto strängare blir straffet.
- It's not illegal to use narcotics, but it's illegal to engage in stealing, fencing and burglary, and the longer you wait before intervening, the harsher the punishment will be.
- (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) To use or consume something intensely or excessively; to binge on.
- 2012 September 1, Ålandstidningen:
- Vad finns bättre att göra nu när höstrusket kommer än att lägga sig under en filt i soffan och knarka tv-serier? .
- With the approach of chilly autumn weather, is there anything better than lying under a blanket on the couch, binging on TV series?
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of knarka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knarka | knarkas | ||
| Supine | knarkat | knarkats | ||
| Imperative | knarka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knarken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knarkar | knarkade | knarkas | knarkades |
| Ind. plural1 | knarka | knarkade | knarkas | knarkades |
| Subjunctive2 | knarke | knarkade | knarkes | knarkades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knarkande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Attested in writing from 1587 but has roots further back in Old Swedish.[2] Related to knarra, both probably of onomatopoeic origin.
Verb edit
knarka (present knarkar, preterite knarkade, supine knarkat, imperative knarka)
- (intransitive, archaic) To make a creaking sound.
- 1587, E.P. Helsingius, Synonymorum libellus.:
- Smör wagnen, så knarckar hon inthet.
- Grease the cart so it won't creak.
- 1895, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Vildmarks- och kärleksvisor.:
- En knarkande gungstol.
- A creaking rocking chair.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of knarka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knarka | — | ||
| Supine | knarkat | — | ||
| Imperative | knarka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knarken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knarkar | knarkade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | knarka | knarkade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | knarke | knarkade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knarkande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References edit
- knarka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knarka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knarka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ Nationalakademiens ordbok, "knarka".
- ^ Svenska Akademiens ordbok, column K1571