knække

Danish

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian knekke, Swedish knäcka. Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare also German knacken (“to crack”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʰn̥ɛɡ̊ə]

Verb

knække (imperative knæk, infinitive at knække, present tense knækker, past tense knækkede, perfect tense or (unofficial) knak)

(transitive) to break (make a thing fall apart)
(transitive) to break (break down a person mentally or economically)
(transitive) to suffer a fracture in
(transitive) to solve (a problem, a code)
(intransitive) to crack, break (fall apart)
(intransitive) to crack, break (shift suddenly)
(intransitive) to give up

Conjugation

Conjugation of knække

	active	passive
present	knækker	knækkes
past	knækkede or (unofficial) knak	knækkedes
infinitive	knække	knækkes
imperative	knæk	—

	participle
present	knækkende
past	knækket (auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund	knækken

References

“knække” in Den Danske Ordbog