hacka
See also: häcka
French
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish hakka, likely borrowed from Middle Low German hacken. Cognate with Dutch hakken, German hacken. Senses "amount of money" and "low-rank cards" influenced by Middle Low German hacke (“mincemeat”), with the implication that minced meat is of low value.
Pronunciation
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Noun
hacka c
Declension
| Declension of hacka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hacka | hackan | hackor | hackorna |
| Genitive | hackas | hackans | hackors | hackornas |
Related terms
- gå av för hackor
- ishacka
- potatishacka
Verb
hacka (present hackar, preterite hackade, supine hackat, imperative hacka)
- to hack; chop, cut, mince
- to pick on; find fault with
- Sluta hacka på honom bara för att han är annorlunda!
- Stop picking on him just 'cause he's different!
- to hack; to skillfully use a computer; to commit computer crime
- to be choppy, to stutter
- Mitt grafikkort är för segt, så spelet hackar
- My graphics card is too slow, so the game stutters
Conjugation
Conjugation of hacka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hacka | hackas | ||
| Supine | hackat | hackats | ||
| Imperative | hacka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hacken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hackar | hackade | hackas | hackades |
| Ind. plural1 | hacka | hackade | hackas | hackades |
| Subjunctive2 | hacke | hackade | hackes | hackades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hackande | |||
| Past participle | hackad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- hackmaskin
- hackkyckling
- varken hackat eller malet
References
- hacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hacka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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