See also: knappa

Swedish

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Etymology

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knapp +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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knäppa

  1. inflection of knäpp:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Verb

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knäppa (present knäpper, preterite knäppte, supine knäppt, imperative knäpp)

  1. to button, to button up
    Hon knäppte knappen
    She buttoned the button
    Han knäppte skjortan
    He buttoned his shirt
  2. (with upp) to unbutton
    Han knäppte upp skjortan
    He unbuttoned his shirt
  3. to clasp, to buckle (some kind of locking mechanism)
    knäppa spännet
    buckle the buckle
  4. to clasp (one's hands)
    knäppa händerna
    clasp one's hands
  5. (with upp) to unclasp, to unbuckle
    knäppa upp ett spänne
    unbuckle a buckle
  6. (less common) to close (a zipper)
    Synonyms: stänga, dra igen
  7. (less common, with upp) to open (a zipper)
    Synonyms: öppna, dra upp (or another direction)
  8. to pop (make a faint, short, sharp sound)
    Det knäppte i träskrovet
    The wooden hull of the ship popped (like it might in addition to creaking)
  9. to snap (one's fingers)
    knäppa med fingrarna
    snap one's fingers
  10. to strike with the fingers (making a sound), (for example) to pluck
    Hon knäppte på gitarren
    She was plucking the guitar
  11. (with a particle like iväg (away) or bort (away)) to flick (away) (from the sound made)
    knäppa iväg en fimp
    flick a cigarette butt away
  12. (colloquial) to pop (shoot)
    Jag ska knäppa honom med geväret
    I'm gonna pop him with my rifle
  13. (figuratively) to snap, to shoot (a photograph)
    knäppa en bild
    snap a picture
  14. (figuratively) to trigger some other mechanism with a trigger or button or the like
    knäppa på/av tv:n
    turn on/off the TV
  15. to crack (a nut)
    Synonym: knäcka
    knäppa nötter
    crack nuts

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