tacka
tacka as a verb
Meaning
thank
In Swedish: visa sin tacksamhet (mot), säga tack (till)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tacka | to thank |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tackar | jag tackar |
| Past | tackade | jag tackade |
| Supine | tackat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tackat | jag har tackat |
| Past perfect | hade tackat | jag hade tackat |
| Future | ska tacka | or: kommer att tacka |
| Conditional | skulle tacka | jag skulle tacka |
| Imperative | tacka! | a command |
| Present participle | tackande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tackad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tackas |
|---|---|
| Present | tackas |
| Past | tackades |
| Supine | tackats |
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 tackar. See the four verb groups explained.
tacka as a noun(en tacka)
Meaning
ewe; pig; ingot
In Swedish: fårhona
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tacka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tackan |
| Plural, indefinite | tackor |
| Plural, definite | tackorna |
tacka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tacka, den stora tackan. Check another noun
Practise tacka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tacka). Which is the past tense?
Expressions
- tacka jayes, thank you
- tacka vet jag (något)give me (sth.) any day
- tacka nejno, thank you
Words built with tacka
- guldtacka gold ingot
Questions
What does tacka mean in English?
tacka means “thank”.
Is it en tacka or ett tacka?
It is en tacka, and “the ewe” is tackan.
What is the plural of tacka?
The plural of tacka is tackor, and the definite plural is tackorna.
What is the past tense of tacka?
The past tense of tacka is tackade (“jag tackade”). The supine is tackat, used in “jag har tackat”.
What is the present tense of tacka?
tackar, the same for every person: jag tackar, du tackar, vi tackar.
Origin
From Old Swedish þakka, from Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną.
Nearby common words
tacka is number 818 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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