Polyglot Dictionary

knacken

/ˈknakn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
knackt
past
knackte
perfect
hat geknackt

Meaning

  1. to crack (open), to make a cracking sound

    Also colloquially "einen Code knacken" (to crack a code).

    • Er knackte eine Nuss.

      He cracked open a nut.

    • Er knackte die Nuss mit dem Nussknacker. Sie war ziemlich hart.

      He cracked the nut with the nutcracker. It was quite hard.

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Practice

1 What does knacken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ eine Nuss.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches knacken?

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