knäa
See also: knaa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From knä (“knee”) + -a. Doublet of knega, which is derived from a dialectal form of the same noun.
Verb
[edit]knäa (present knäar, preterite knäade, supine knäat, imperative knäa)
- to strike (someone) with the knee; to knee
- Han knäade honom i skrevet
- He kneed him in the crotch
- to bend one's knees or move with bent knees (involuntarily, e.g. due to physical exertion)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knäa | knäas | ||
| supine | knäat | knäats | ||
| imperative | knäa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | knäen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | knäar | knäade | knäas | knäades |
| ind. plural1 | knäa | knäade | knäas | knäades |
| subjunctive2 | knäe | knäade | knäes | knäades |
| present participle | knäande | |||
| past participle | knäad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.