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knipa

pinch, win, obtain/kniːpa/

knipa as a verb

Meaning

pinch; win; obtain

In Swedish: klämma, nypa

Conjugation

Conjugation of knipa (pinch)
Infinitive	att knipa	to pinch
Present	kniper	jag kniper
Past	knep	jag knep
Supine	knipit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har knipit	jag har knipit
Past perfect	hade knipit	jag hade knipit
Future	ska knipa	or: kommer att knipa
Conditional	skulle knipa	jag skulle knipa
Imperative	knip!	a command
Present participle	knipande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	knipen	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of knipa
Infinitive	knipas
Present	knips
Past	kneps
Supine	knipits

Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use kniper. See the four verb groups explained.

knipa as a noun(en knipa)

Meaning

jam, fix

In Swedish: tillfälligt besvärlig situation

Forms

Forms of knipa
Singular, indefinite	en knipa
Singular, definite	knipan
Plural, indefinite	knipor
Plural, definite	kniporna

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

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knipa in a sentence

det kniper i magen
I've a pain in my stomach
knipa en applåd
win applause
Han knep igen munnen
He clamped his mouth shut
De är i knipa
They are in trouble

Expressions

om det kniper
if we run into trouble

Questions

What does knipa mean in English?

knipa means “pinch, win”.

Is it en knipa or ett knipa?

It is en knipa, and “the jam” is knipan.

What is the plural of knipa?

The plural of knipa is knipor, and the definite plural is kniporna.

What is the past tense of knipa?

The past tense of knipa is knep (“jag knep”). The supine is knipit, used in “jag har knipit”.

What is the present tense of knipa?

kniper, the same for every person: jag kniper, du kniper, vi kniper.

Origin

From Middle Low German knīpen, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).

Nearby common words

knipa is number 2,596 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,592övertygad convinced
2,593medel means, funds
2,594allra of all
2,595lidande suffering
2,597typiskt typical
2,598hitåt this way, over here
2,599strålande brilliant, radiant
2,600bi bee

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