knas

See also: knaš

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knas

1. passive form of kna
2. imperative of knase

Swedish

Noun

knas n

1. (colloquial) something wrong, a problem

   Synonyms: strul, vajsing

   Det är nåt knas med mobilen

   Something's wrong with my phone

2. (slang) something gone awry, trouble

   Det är helt knas

   Things are totally messed up

   ha knas med aina

   have trouble with the police

   – Jag tappade bort min mobil igår. – Knas asså!

   – I lost my phone yesterday. – That sucks!

Declension

Declension of knas
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knas	knaset	—	—
Genitive	knas	knasets	—	—

Derived terms

• paraknas (“money issues”)
• riksknas

Related terms

• knasig (“nutty, goofy”)
• knasboll (“someone nutty, goofy”)

References

• knas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Slangopedia