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Swedish interjection · noun· top 100 most common

tack

thanks, thank you, please (to add politeness)/tak/

How tack is used

Tack means thank you, and it also does much of the work of English “please”. When you order, you say en kaffe, tack (“a coffee, please”). Tack så mycket is “thank you very much”, and the usual reply is varsågod or ingen orsak.

tack as an interjection

Meaning

thanks, thank you; please (to add politeness)

tack as a noun(ett tack)

Meaning

thanks

Forms

Forms of tack
Singular, indefiniteett tack
Singular, definitetacket
Plural, indefinitetack
Plural, definitetacken

tack is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort tack, det stora tacket. Check another noun

Practise tack

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What does tack mean?

tack in a sentence

  • En kanelbulle, tack.
    A cinnamon bun, please.
  • Tack så mycket för hjälpen!
    Thank you so much for your help!
  • Tack för senast!
    Thanks for last time! (said when you meet someone again after seeing them socially)
  • – Här är grejen du frågade efter. – Tack!
    – Here's the thing you asked for. – Thank you!
  • Tack för hjälpen!
    Thanks for the help! / Thanks for helping me out!
  • Tack för att du hämtade ungarna!
    Thanks for picking up the kids!
  • Tack för skjutsen!
    Thanks for the ride!
  • Tack för att vi fick komma
    Thank you for having us
  • Vi skulle vilja beställa, tack
    We would like to order, please
  • Det blir hundra kronor, tack
    That will be one hundred kronor, please

Expressions

  • tack vare (dig)
    thanks to (you)

Questions

What does tack mean in English?

tack means “thanks, thank you, please (to add politeness)”.

Is it en tack or ett tack?

It is ett tack, and “the thanks” is tacket.

What is the plural of tack?

tack doesn't change in the plural: ett tack, två tack (definite: tacken).

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish þak, from Runic Swedish þakk, from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.

Nearby common words

tack is number 76 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 72upp up (similar senses to English, though compare uppe), open (to an open position or state)
  • 73gå go, walk
  • 74allt all 1, everything, all
  • 75ingen no one, none
  • 77få get, receive
  • 78sa said
  • 79in into
  • 80igen back, again
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