knoga

Swedish

Etymology

From knoge (“knuckle”).

Verb

knoga (present knogar, preterite knogade, supine knogat, imperative knoga)

1. to toil (perform strenuous (physical) labor)
2. to plod (move strenuously)

   De knogade uppför backen

   They plodded up the hill

Conjugation

Conjugation of knoga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	knoga		knogas
supine	knogat		knogats
imperative	knoga		—
imper. plural1	knogen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	knogar	knogade	knogas	knogades
ind. plural1	knoga	knogade	knogas	knogades
subjunctive2	knoge	knogade	knoges	knogades
present participle		knogande
past participle		—

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

Related terms

• knog

See also

• slita
• streta

References

• “knoga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “knoga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “knoga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)