knycka
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]knycka (present knycker, preterite knyckte, supine knyckt, imperative knyck)
- to twitch, to jerk (make one or more short, abrupt, sudden, fairly stiff motions)
- Popping är en dansstil där man knycker på/med kroppen
- Popping is a dance style where you twitch/jerk your body
- knycka på nacken
- toss the head (backwards, to show disdain or the like)
- (colloquial) to steal, to nick
- knycka äpplen
- steal apples
Usage notes
[edit]Sometimes combined with till in (sense 1), expressing suddenness.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knycka | knyckas | ||
| supine | knyckt | knyckts | ||
| imperative | knyck | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | knycken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | knycker | knyckte | knycks, knyckes | knycktes |
| ind. plural1 | knycka | knyckte | knyckas | knycktes |
| subjunctive2 | knycke | knyckte | knyckes | knycktes |
| present participle | knyckande | |||
| past participle | knyckt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.