Swedish noun · adjective· top 5,000 most common

en knapp

button/ˈknap/

knapp as a noun(en knapp)

Meaning

button

In Swedish: liten skiva som sys fast på kläder etc (för att hålla ihop dem)

Forms

Forms of knapp
Singular, indefinite	en knapp
Singular, definite	knappen
Plural, indefinite	knappar
Plural, definite	knapparna

knapp is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor knapp, den stora knappen. Check another noun

knapp as an adjective

Meaning

scarce; meagre

In Swedish: otillräcklig, begränsad

Forms

Forms of knapp
Basic form	knapp	with en-words
Neuter	knappt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	knappa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	knappare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	knappast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise knapp

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Is it en knapp or ett knapp?

knapp in a sentence

sy i en knapp
sew on a button
trycka på knappen
push the button
knäppa en knapp
fasten/button a button
sy fast en knapp
sew on a button
Tryck inte på knappen
Don't press the button
en ljusknapp / lysknapp
a light switch
knappa resurser
scarce resources
vinna med knapp majoritet
win by a narrow margin
tiden är knapp
there's not much time
växa upp under knappa omständigheter
to grow up under conditions where nothing is abundant

Expressions

med knapp nöd
a narrow escape
en knapp ("inte fullt en") timme
less than an ("not a complete") hour

Words built with knapp

skjortknapp button
startknapp start button

Questions

What does knapp mean in English?

knapp means “button”.

Is it en knapp or ett knapp?

It is en knapp, and “the button” is knappen.

What is the plural of knapp?

The plural of knapp is knappar, and the definite plural is knapparna.

Similar words

tangenttorftig

Origin

From Middle Low German knap, whence also German knapp, Danish knap.

Nearby common words

knapp is number 2,027 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,023skum murky, dark
2,024storlek size
2,025myndighet majority, authority
2,026rike country, state
2,028whisky whisky
2,029mera more, more; comparative degree of mycket
2,030kidnappa kidnap
2,031slagit struck, beaten

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary