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knacken

[ˈknakn̩] verb B2
  1. to make a cracking sound (intransitive) · Die Wurst knackte beim Reinbeissen. The sausage made a cracking sound when bitten.
  2. to crack (open) (transitive) · Er knackte die Nuss. He cracked the nut.
  3. to crack (a mystery, secret, etc.); to persuade (to reveal something) (figuratively, transitive) · Sie knackte den Code. She cracked the code.· Ich kann ihn knacken. I can get him to open up.
  4. to pick (a lock) (transitive)
  5. to sleep (informal, intransitive, regional) · Mach' nicht solchen Lärm, er knackt gerade. Don't make such a noise, he's sleeping.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
knacken
Present (er)
knackt
Präteritum (er)
knackte
Perfekt (er)
hat geknackt
Infinitive with zu
zu knacken

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