racka ner
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Low German racken (“perform dirty work”) + ner (“down”)
Verb edit
racka ner (present rackar ner, preterite rackade ner, supine rackat ner, imperative racka ner)
- (transitively with på) to belittle or sharply criticize (in a petty unsympathetic manner)
- Sluta racka ner på Olle hela tiden!
- Stop belittling Olle all the time!
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of racka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | racka ner | rackas ner | ||
| Supine | rackat ner | rackats ner | ||
| Imperative | racka ner | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | racken ner | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | rackar ner | rackade ner | rackas ner | rackades ner |
| Ind. plural1 | racka ner | rackade ner | rackas ner | rackades ner |
| Subjunctive2 | racke ner | rackade ner | rackes ner | rackades ner |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | nerrackande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||