häcka
Meaning
nest
In Swedish: bygga bo och lägga ägg
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att häcka | to nest |
|---|---|---|
| Present | häckar | jag häckar |
| Past | häckade | jag häckade |
| Supine | häckat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har häckat | jag har häckat |
| Past perfect | hade häckat | jag hade häckat |
| Future | ska häcka | or: kommer att häcka |
| Conditional | skulle häcka | jag skulle häcka |
| Imperative | häcka! | a command |
| Present participle | häckande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | häckas |
|---|---|
| Present | häckas |
| Past | häckades |
| Supine | häckats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use häckar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise häcka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (häcka). Which is the past tense?
häcka in a sentence
- Fågeln häckade i trädetThe bird was nesting in the tree
- häckningssäsongnesting season
- Vi borde dra ut istället för att sitta här och häckaWe should go out instead of sitting here "nesting"
Questions
What does häcka mean in English?
häcka means “nest”.
What is the past tense of häcka?
The past tense of häcka is häckade (“jag häckade”). The supine is häckat, used in “jag har häckat”.
What is the present tense of häcka?
häckar, the same for every person: jag häckar, du häckar, vi häckar.
Origin
From Proto-Germanic *hakjaną.
Nearby common words
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary