haka
haka as a verb
Meaning
to hook (attach with something hook-like); to get hooked (stuck on something hook-like, not figuratively)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att haka | to hook |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hakar | jag hakar |
| Past | hakade | jag hakade |
| Supine | hakat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hakat | jag har hakat |
| Past perfect | hade hakat | jag hade hakat |
| Future | ska haka | or: kommer att haka |
| Conditional | skulle haka | jag skulle haka |
| Imperative | haka! | a command |
| Present participle | hakande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hakad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hakas |
|---|---|
| Present | hakas |
| Past | hakades |
| Supine | hakats |
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 hakar. See the four verb groups explained.
haka as a noun(en haka)
Meaning
chin
In Swedish: ansiktets nedersta del
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en haka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hakan |
| Plural, indefinite | hakor |
| Plural, definite | hakorna |
haka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor haka, den stora hakan. Check another noun
Practise haka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (haka). Which is the past tense?
Expressions
- tappa hakanbe taken aback
Words built with haka
- dubbelhaka double chin
- haklapp bib
Questions
What does haka mean in English?
haka means “to hook (attach with something hook-like), to get hooked (stuck on something hook-like, not figuratively)”.
Is it en haka or ett haka?
It is en haka, and “the chin” is hakan.
What is the plural of haka?
The plural of haka is hakor, and the definite plural is hakorna.
What is the past tense of haka?
The past tense of haka is hakade (“jag hakade”). The supine is hakat, used in “jag har hakat”.
What is the present tense of haka?
hakar, the same for every person: jag hakar, du hakar, vi hakar.
Origin
From Old Norse haka.
Nearby common words
haka is number 2,884 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary