snacka
Meaning
chat; talk; chatter; gossip
In Swedish: prata
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att snacka | to chat |
|---|---|---|
| Present | snackar | jag snackar |
| Past | snackade | jag snackade |
| Supine | snackat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har snackat | jag har snackat |
| Past perfect | hade snackat | jag hade snackat |
| Future | ska snacka | or: kommer att snacka |
| Conditional | skulle snacka | jag skulle snacka |
| Imperative | snacka! | a command |
| Present participle | snackande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | snackad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | snackas |
|---|---|
| Present | snackas |
| Past | snackades |
| Supine | snackats |
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 snackar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise snacka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (snacka). Which is the past tense?
snacka in a sentence
- Har du snackat med Nisse än?Have you talked to Nisse yet?
- Vad snackar du om?What are you talking about? [The colloquial tone of snacka makes "What are you talking about??" a natural interpretation here, as in what you just said was ridiculous or the like]
- Jag ska snacka med honomI will have a word with him [Likely to be the tone, like above] / I will speak to him [from sounding more serious than "I will talk to him, " though speak is a poor match for tone in other cases]
- Du bara snackar!You're all talk!
- Jag hoppas att han inte snackarI hope he doesn't talk
Questions
What does snacka mean in English?
snacka means “chat, talk”.
What is the past tense of snacka?
The past tense of snacka is snackade (“jag snackade”). The supine is snackat, used in “jag har snackat”.
What is the present tense of snacka?
snackar, the same for every person: jag snackar, du snackar, vi snackar.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk”).
Nearby common words
snacka is number 560 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
Learn snacka in real Swedish, free
Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like snacka to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.
- Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
- Synced transcript with English translations
- 7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
- Members get the latest season and every new course
Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary