knivskära
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
kniv (“knife”) + skära (“cut”)
Verb edit
knivskära (present knivskär, preterite knivskar, supine knivskurit, imperative knivskär)
- (transitive) to stab
- Synonym: knivhugga
Usage notes edit
Mostly in the past participle.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of knivskära (class 4 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knivskära | knivskäras | ||
| Supine | knivskurit | knivskurits | ||
| Imperative | knivskär | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knivskären | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knivskär | knivskar | knivskärs, knivskäres | knivskars |
| Ind. plural1 | knivskära | knivskuro | knivskäras | knivskuros |
| Subjunctive2 | knivskäre | knivskure | knivskäres | knivskures |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knivskärande | |||
| Past participle | knivskuren | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||