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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
knuffa (present tense knuffar, past tense knuffa, past participle knuffa, passive infinitive knuffast, present participle knuffande, imperative knuffa/knuff)
- push, shove
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German knuffen or German knuffen.
Verb
knuffa (present knuffar, preterite knuffade, supine knuffat, imperative knuffa)
- push, shove, nudge, jostle
Han knuffade honom- He pushed him
Han knuffas- He's pushing (people) / He's jostling
Det knuffas där inne- There's pushing/jostling going on in there
Usage notes
- Would commonly be understood as a push with the hands without further context, though it can also mean pushing with other body parts. Same intuition as English push.
- Means is pushing (delivering pushes) in the passive knuffas, which could refer to jostling for example. This form can also be used impersonally, like in the last example. See also the usage notes for -s.
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