knaka

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knaka

1. simple past and past participle of knake

Alternative forms

• knaket
• knakte (simple past)
• knakt (past participle)

Swedish

Verb

knaka (present knakar, preterite knakade, supine knakat, imperative knaka)

1. creak, crack

Usage notes

Think wood (nearly) breaking. More specific compared to English crack.

Conjugation

Conjugation of knaka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	knaka		knakas
Supine	knakat		knakats
Imperative	knaka		—
Imper. plural1	knaken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	knakar	knakade	knakas	knakades
Ind. plural1	knaka	knakade	knakas	knakades
Subjunctive2	knake	knakade	knakes	knakades
	Participles
Present participle	knakande
Past participle	knakad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• knak

See also

• knarra (creaky floorboards and the like)

References

• knaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knaka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kakan