knäa

See also: knaa

Swedish

Etymology

From knä (“knee”) +‎ -a. Doublet of knega, which is derived from a dialectal form of the same noun.

Verb

knäa (present knäar, preterite knäade, supine knäat, imperative knäa)

  1. to strike (someone) with the knee; to knee
    Han knäade honom i skrevet
    He kneed him in the crotch
  2. to bend one's knees or move with bent knees (involuntarily, e.g. due to physical exertion)

Conjugation

Conjugation of knäa (weak)
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.

References

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