knapersteka
Swedish
Etymology
From knaprig (“firm and crispy”) + steka (“fry”).
Verb
knapersteka (present knapersteker, preterite knaperstekte, supine knaperstekt, imperative knaperstek)
- (cooking) to fry until relatively hard and crispy (of for example bacon)
Usage notes
Often as the past participle knaperstekt, e.g. "knaperstekt bacon."
Conjugation
Conjugation of knapersteka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knapersteka | knaperstekas | ||
| Supine | knaperstekt | knaperstekts | ||
| Imperative | knaperstek | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knapersteken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knapersteker | knaperstekte | knapersteks, knaperstekes | knaperstektes |
| Ind. plural1 | knapersteka | knaperstekte | knaperstekas | knaperstektes |
| Subjunctive2 | knapersteke | knaperstekte | knaperstekes | knaperstektes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knaperstekande | |||
| Past participle | knaperstekt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- knaperstekt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knaperstekt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)