knarka
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
Pronunciation
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /ˈknarˌka/
- Rhymes: -²arka
Verb
knarka (present knarkar, preterite knarkade, supine knarkat, imperative knarka)
- (colloquial) To use narcotics or (illicit) drugs.
- 1987 May 21, Dagens Nyheter:
- Det är inte förbjudet att knarka, men det är förbjudet att stjäla, langa och gör inbrott, och ju längre tid som går innan man ingriper, desto strängare blir straffet.
- It's not illegal to use narcotics, but it's illegal to engage in stealing, fencing and burglary, and the longer you wait before intervening, the harsher the punishment will be.
- (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) To use or consume something intensely or excessively; to binge on.
- 2012 September 1, Ålandstidningen:
- Vad finns bättre att göra nu när höstrusket kommer än att lägga sig under en filt i soffan och knarka tv-serier? .
- With the approach of chilly autumn weather, is there anything better than lying under a blanket on the couch, binging on TV series?
Conjugation
Conjugation of knarka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | knarka | knarkas | ||
Supine | knarkat | knarkats | ||
Imperative | knarka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | knarken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | knarkar | knarkade | knarkas | knarkades |
Ind. plural1 | knarka | knarkade | knarkas | knarkades |
Subjunctive2 | knarke | knarkade | knarkes | knarkades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | knarkande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Attested in writing from 1587 but has roots further back in Old Swedish.[2] Related to knarra, both probably of onomatopoeic origin.
Verb
knarka (present knarkar, preterite knarkade, supine knarkat, imperative knarka)
- (intransitive, archaic) To make a creaking sound.
- 1587, E.P. Helsingius, Synonymorum libellus.:
- Smör wagnen, så knarckar hon inthet.
- Grease the cart so it won't creak.
- 1895, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Vildmarks- och kärleksvisor.:
- En knarkande gungstol.
- A creaking rocking chair.
Conjugation
Conjugation of knarka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | knarka | — | ||
Supine | knarkat | — | ||
Imperative | knarka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | knarken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | knarkar | knarkade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | knarka | knarkade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | knarke | knarkade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | knarkande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
- knarka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knarka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knarka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Nationalakademiens ordbok, "knarka".
- Svenska Akademiens ordbok, column K1571
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