hakken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑ.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: hak‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɑkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hacken, from Old Dutch *hackon, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.

Verb

hakken

1. (transitive) to hack, chop

Inflection

Conjugation of hakken (weak)
infinitive	hakken
past singular	hakte
past participle	gehakt
infinitive	hakken
gerund	hakken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hak	hakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hakt, hak2	hakte
2nd person sing. (u)	hakt	hakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hakt	hakte
3rd person singular	hakt	hakte
plural	hakken	hakten
subjunctive sing.1	hakke	hakte
subjunctive plur.1	hakken	hakten
imperative sing.	hak
imperative plur.1	hakt
participles	hakkend	gehakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• gehakt

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hak

Etymology 2

Verb

hakken

1. (intransitive) to dance in a style originating from the Dutch hardcore or gabber scene

Inflection

Conjugation of hakken (weak)
infinitive	hakken
past singular	hakte
past participle	gehakt
infinitive	hakken
gerund	hakken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hak	hakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hakt, hak2	hakte
2nd person sing. (u)	hakt	hakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hakt	hakte
3rd person singular	hakt	hakte
plural	hakken	hakten
subjunctive sing.1	hakke	hakte
subjunctive plur.1	hakken	hakten
imperative sing.	hak
imperative plur.1	hakt
participles	hakkend	gehakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

Gerund of the verb hakken.

Noun

hakken n (uncountable)

1. (slang) a style of dance originating from the Dutch hardcore and gabber scene

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hakken

1. plural of hak

Japanese

Romanization

hakken

1. Rōmaji transcription of はっけん

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hacke, hacken, hakke, hakky

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *haccian, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhakən/

Noun

hakken

1. To hack; to cut up or slice up coarsely.
2. To make a movement as to hack; to make a coarse strike.
3. To dice; to hack into small pieces.
4. (rare) To divide a musical note.
5. (rare) To gnash or chomp.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hakken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hakken, hakke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hakke	hakked
2nd-person singular	hakkest	hakkedest
3rd-person singular	hakketh	hakked
subjunctive singular	hakke
imperative singular		—
plural1	hakken, hakke	hakkeden, hakkede
imperative plural	hakketh, hakke	—
participles	hakkynge, hakkende	hakked, yhakked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• hakke
• hakkere
• hakle
• hakkynge

Descendants

• English: hack
• Scots: hack, hawk

References

• “hakken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hakka

Noun

hakken m or f

1. definite masculine singular of hakke