knäppa till
Swedish
Etymology
In (sense 1), from knäppa (“button”) + till (“up”). In (sense 2), from knäppa (“snap”) + till (expresses suddenness and short duration) (compare English cold snap).
Verb
knäppa till (present knäpper till, preterite knäppte till, supine knäppt till, imperative knäpp till)
Usage notes
Other senses are possible as well from the different senses of knäppa + till. As an example, "knäppa till" could also mean to flick something, with the "till" emphasizing suddenness and short duration.
Conjugation
Conjugation of knäppa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | knäppa till | knäppas till | ||
Supine | knäppt till | knäppts till | ||
Imperative | knäpp till | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | knäppen till | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | knäpper till | knäppte till | knäpps till, knäppes till | knäpptes till |
Ind. plural1 | knäppa till | knäppte till | knäppas till | knäpptes till |
Subjunctive2 | knäppe till | knäppte till | knäppes till | knäpptes till |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tillknäppande | |||
Past participle | tillknäppt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
See also
- köldknäpp (“cold snap”)
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