knycka
Swedish
editVerb
editknycka (present knycker, preterite knyckte, supine knyckt, imperative knyck)
- to twitch, to jerk (make one or more short, abrupt, sudden, fairly stiff motions)
- Popping är en dansstil där man knycker på/med kroppen
- Popping is a dance style where you twitch/jerk your body
- knycka på nacken
- toss the head (backwards, to show disdain or the like)
- (colloquial) to steal, to nick
- knycka äpplen
- steal apples
Usage notes
editSometimes combined with till in (sense 1), expressing suddenness.
Conjugation
editConjugation of knycka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knycka | knyckas | ||
| Supine | knyckt | knyckts | ||
| Imperative | knyck | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knycken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knycker | knyckte | knycks, knyckes | knycktes |
| Ind. plural1 | knycka | knyckte | knyckas | knycktes |
| Subjunctive2 | knycke | knyckte | knyckes | knycktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knyckande | |||
| Past participle | knyckt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||