knalla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

knalla n

  1. definite plural of knall

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

knalla n

  1. definite plural of knall

Swedish

Verb

knalla (present knallar, preterite knallade, supine knallat, imperative knalla)

  1. (colloquial) to walk, to trot
    Synonym: knata
    Dags att knalla hem
    Time to go home
    Hon knallade iväg
    He trotted off
    • 1991, Per Persson, “Tusen dagar härifrån [A thousand days away from here]”, in Äkta hjärtan [True hearts]‎[1], performed by Perssons Pack ft. Jakob Hellman:
      I ett helt annat land har vintern börjat komma, och dagarna på stranden känns som hundra år sen när ett regn tar sig ner på insidan av kragen, och stövlarna hon köpte i morse är förstörda, där hon knallar samma gata upp och ner. Under skraporna försöker hon att le. Men när längtan blir till gråt, ber hon klockan skynda på. Snälla, ta mig tusen dagar härifrån.
      In a completely different country, winter has started to arrive, and the days at the beach feel like a hundred years ago when a rain[sic] gets down ["takes itself down" – manages to get down] [on] the inside of her collar, and the boots she bought this morning are ruined, (there) where she walks up and down the same street. Beneath the skyscrapers [scrapers] she tries to smile. But when longing turns to tears [crying], she begs the clock to hurry up. Please, take me a thousand days away from here.
  2. to (cause to) make short, sharp bangs

Usage notes

The references say slowly, though this might not match the intuition of many native speakers, being more of a colloquial word for walking in general.

Conjugation

Conjugation of knalla (weak)
active passive
infinitive knalla knallas
supine knallat knallats
imperative knalla
imper. plural1 knallen
present past present past
indicative knallar knallade knallas knallades
ind. plural1 knalla knallade knallas knallades
subjunctive2 knalle knallade knalles knallades
present participle knallande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

  • knall (short, sharp bang)

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