kniva

Swedish

Etymology

kniv +‎ -a

Verb

kniva (present knivar, preterite knivade, supine knivat, imperative kniva)

1. (slang) knife (attack someone with a knife)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kniva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kniva		knivas
Supine	knivat		knivats
Imperative	kniva		—
Imper. plural1	kniven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	knivar	knivade	knivas	knivades
Ind. plural1	kniva	knivade	knivas	knivades
Subjunctive2	knive	knivade	knives	knivades
	Participles
Present participle	knivande
Past participle	knivad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• knivning

References

• kniva in Svensk ordbok (SO)