האַקן אַ טשײַניק

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

האַקן (hakn, bang, knock) + אַ (a, a) + טשײַניק (tshaynik, teakettle).

Verb edit

האַקן אַ טשײַניק (hakn a tshaynik)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to annoy someone (literally, "to knock someone a teakettle")
    האַק מיר נישט קיין טשײַניק!
    hak mir nisht keyn tshaynik!
    Don't annoy me!

Usage notes edit

The direct object is in the dative.

Conjugation edit

See האַקן (hakn).