knäcka
Meaning
snap; crack; moonlight
In Swedish: bryta (hårt material) genom slag e.dyl.
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att knäcka | to snap |
|---|---|---|
| Present | knäcker | jag knäcker |
| Past | knäckte | jag knäckte |
| Supine | knäckt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har knäckt | jag har knäckt |
| Past perfect | hade knäckt | jag hade knäckt |
| Future | ska knäcka | or: kommer att knäcka |
| Conditional | skulle knäcka | jag skulle knäcka |
| Imperative | knäck! | a command |
| Present participle | knäckande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | knäckt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | knäckas |
|---|---|
| Present | knäcks |
| Past | knäcktes |
| Supine | knäckts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use knäcker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise knäcka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (knäcka). Which is the past tense?
knäcka in a sentence
- en knäckt människaa broken man
- trädet knäcktes av stormenthe tree was split by the storm
- grenen knäcktesthe branch snapped
Expressions
- en hård nöt att knäckaa hard nut to crack
Questions
What does knäcka mean in English?
knäcka means “snap, crack”.
What is the past tense of knäcka?
The past tense of knäcka is knäckte (“jag knäckte”). The supine is knäckt, used in “jag har knäckt”.
What is the present tense of knäcka?
knäcker, the same for every person: jag knäcker, du knäcker, vi knäcker.
Similar words
bryta nerbryta
Origin
Related to knaka, and both are of imitative origin.
Nearby common words
knäcka is number 1,859 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,855annanstans elsewhere
- 1,856hållet completely, entirely
- 1,857terrorist terrorist
- 1,858förvirrad confused
- 1,860helikopter helicopter
- 1,861avdelning department, division
- 1,862övertyga convince
- 1,863virus virus
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