knattra

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Verb

knattra (present knattrar, preterite knattrade, supine knattrat, imperative knattra)

  1. to (cause to) make short, sharp, repeated sounds (that are not too loud)
    knattra på en skrivmaskin
    tap/clack away at a typewriter
    Mopeden knattrade iväg
    The moped puttered off

Usage notes

"Knatter" might provide decent intuition. Not as soft-sounding as puttra (“putter”), but still not too loud.

Conjugation

Conjugation of knattra (weak)
active passive
infinitive knattra knattras
supine knattrat knattrats
imperative knattra —
imper. plural1 knattren —
present past present past
indicative knattrar knattrade knattras knattrades
ind. plural1 knattra knattrade knattras knattrades
subjunctive2 knattre knattrade knattres knattrades
present participle knattrande
past participle —

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

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