hacka

See also: häcka

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hacka

Inherited from Old Swedish hakka, likely borrowed from Middle Low German hacken. Cognate with Dutch hakken, German hacken. Senses "amount of money" and "low-rank cards" influenced by Middle Low German hacke (“mincemeat”), with the implication that minced meat is of low value.

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hacka (present hackar, preterite hackade, supine hackat, imperative hacka)

to hack; chop, cut, mince
to pick on; find fault with
Sluta hacka på honom bara för att han är annorlunda!
Stop picking on him just 'cause he's different!
to hack; to skillfully use a computer; to commit computer crime
to be choppy, to stutter
Mitt grafikkort är för segt, så spelet hackar
My graphics card is too slow, so the game stutters

Conjugation of hacka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	hacka		hackas
Supine	hackat		hackats
Imperative	hacka		—
Imper. plural¹	hacken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	hackar	hackade	hackas	hackades
Ind. plural¹	hacka	hackade	hackas	hackades
Subjunctive²	hacke	hackade	hackes	hackades
	Participles
Present participle	hackande
Past participle	hackad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.