knappa

See also: knäppa

Swedish

Etymology

knapp (“button”) +‎ -a

Verb

knappa (present knappar, preterite knappade, supine knappat, imperative knappa)

1. to press (a set of) buttons

   knappa på datorn

   tap away at the computer

Conjugation

Conjugation of knappa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	knappa		knappas
Supine	knappat		knappats
Imperative	knappa		—
Imper. plural1	knappen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	knappar	knappade	knappas	knappades
Ind. plural1	knappa	knappade	knappas	knappades
Subjunctive2	knappe	knappade	knappes	knappades
	Participles
Present participle	knappande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• knappa in

See also

• ratta
• spaka

Adjective

knappa

1. inflection of knapp:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

References

• knappa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knappa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knappa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kappan