knåpa

Swedish

Verb

knåpa (present knåpar, preterite knåpade, supine knåpat, imperative knåpa)

  1. to tinker
    Synonyms: pilla, pyssla, påta, pula
    Vad knåpar du med?
    What are you tinkering with?
  3. (with ihop) to put together (with fiddly connotations)
    Jag knåpar ihop en definition
    I'm putting together a definition

Usage notes

Stress on ihop in (sense 2).

Conjugation

Conjugation of knåpa (weak)
active passive
infinitive knåpa knåpas
supine knåpat knåpats
imperative knåpa —
imper. plural1 knåpen —
present past present past
indicative knåpar knåpade knåpas knåpades
ind. plural1 knåpa knåpade knåpas knåpades
subjunctive2 knåpe knåpade knåpes knåpades
present participle knåpande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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