knäppa till

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Swedish

Etymology

In (sense 1), from knäppa (“button”) +‎ till (“up”). In (sense 2), from knäppa (“snap”) +‎ till (expresses suddenness and short duration) (compare English cold snap).

Verb

knäppa till (present knäpper till, preterite knäppte till, supine knäppt till, imperative knäpp till)

  2. to button up
    Det var kallt ute, så hon knäppte till rocken
    It was cold outside, so she buttoned up her coat
  4. to suddenly get cold (of the weather)
    Det knäppte till och blev 25 minus
    It (the weather) "snapped" and turned 25 below

Usage notes

Other senses are possible as well from the different senses of knäppa + till. As an example, "knäppa till" could also mean to flick something, with the "till" emphasizing suddenness and short duration.

Conjugation

Conjugation of knäppa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive knäppa till knäppas till
Supine knäppt till knäppts till
Imperative knäpp till —
Imper. plural1 knäppen till —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative knäpper till knäppte till knäpps till, knäppes till knäpptes till
Ind. plural1 knäppa till knäppte till knäppas till knäpptes till
Subjunctive2 knäppe till knäppte till knäppes till knäpptes till
Participles
Present participle tillknäppande
Past participle tillknäppt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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