Swedish verb · noun

hicka

hiccup, have (the) hiccups, hiccough

hicka as a verb

Meaning

hiccup; have (the) hiccups; hiccough

In Swedish: ha hicka

Conjugation

Conjugation of hicka (hiccup)
Infinitive	att hicka	to hiccup
Present	hickar	jag hickar
Past	hickade	jag hickade
Supine	hickat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har hickat	jag har hickat
Past perfect	hade hickat	jag hade hickat
Future	ska hicka	or: kommer att hicka
Conditional	skulle hicka	jag skulle hicka
Imperative	hicka!	a command
Present participle	hickande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of hicka
Infinitive	hickas
Present	hickas
Past	hickades
Supine	hickats

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 hickar. See the four verb groups explained.

hicka as a noun(en hicka)

Meaning

hiccup, hiccough

In Swedish: sammandragning av mellangärdet som leder till ljudstötar vid inandning

Forms

Forms of hicka
Singular, indefinite	en hicka
Singular, definite	hickan

hicka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hicka, den stora hickan. Check another noun

Practise hicka

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Yesterday I … (hicka). Which is the past tense?

hicka in a sentence

Hon hickade
She hiccupped
Hon har hicka
She has the hiccups

Questions

What does hicka mean in English?

hicka means “hiccup, have (the) hiccups”.

Is it en hicka or ett hicka?

It is en hicka, and “the hiccup” is hickan.

What is the past tense of hicka?

The past tense of hicka is hickade (“jag hickade”). The supine is hickat, used in “jag har hickat”.

What is the present tense of hicka?

hickar, the same for every person: jag hickar, du hickar, vi hickar.

Nearby common words

hicka is number 9,751 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,747frälst saved, very into or enthusiastic about something
9,748dingla dangle, swing
9,749enfaldig silly, simple
9,750fläta braid, plait
9,752idel nothing but
9,753kvadrat square
9,754plutonium plutonium
9,755tära consume

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