knäcka
See also: knacka
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Related to knaka. Merged with obsolete strong verb knäcka (with past tense knack), which was used in intransitive sense, while the weak conjugation was originally only used for transitive sense. These two forms in Swedish and Danish has same infinitive (see Danish knække), in difference to Norwegian Nynorsk knekkja and knekka, while not used in insular Scandinavian languages at all. Compare also German knacken of the same origin.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
knäcka (present knäcker, preterite knäckte, supine knäckt, imperative knäck)
- to crack, to break, to snap
- grenen knäcktes
- the branch snapped
- knäcka en bira
- crack a beer
- to crack (a secret code, an encryption)
- to crack (a person, breaking down their will)
- (colloquial) to work (especially shorter jobs for hire)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of knäcka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knäcka | knäckas | ||
| Supine | knäckt | knäckts | ||
| Imperative | knäck | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knäcken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knäcker | knäckte | knäcks, knäckes | knäcktes |
| Ind. plural1 | knäcka | knäckte | knäckas | knäcktes |
| Subjunctive2 | knäcke | knäckte | knäckes | knäcktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knäckande | |||
| Past participle | knäckt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- knäcka in Svensk ordbok.