In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | knåpa |
| Present | knåpar |
| Past | knåpade |
| Imperative | knåpa |
| Supine | knåpat |
Verbs conjugated like 'knåpa'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'knåpa'
kapa,
knaka,
knåpa,
knappa,
knapra,
knasa,
knata,
knipa,
knopa,
angapa,
Translations
tinker, to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Vad knåpar du med? (What are you tinkering with?)
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Jag knåpar ihop en definition (I'm putting together a definition)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. i modern betyd. Lindschöld
2. 1669 (jfr nedan), sv. dial.
knupå, av ett
3. fsv.
*knopa, dunkelt; ett par osäkra
4. förmodanden hos Noreen Sv. etym. s. 46
5. o. Torp Etym. ordb. under
knöplen. —
6. Hit hör väl också
knåpa, knopa i sådana
7. uttr. som 'Hans pältz jagh skulle knåpa
8. om' Brasck 1650 samt i betyd. 'packa
9. sig (bort)' t. ex. Morieus. — Härtill
10. ä. nsv.
knopra 1655; ävensom ä. nsv.
11. knuppla, östsv. dial.
knoppla o. gottl.
12. knupla i samma betyd.
13. sv. dial. knåpa, knåpa sig, knoppa sig; av oklart urspr. References:
1
Verbs referencing "knåpa"
Elfdalian
knupå.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.