racka ner
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German racken (“perform dirty work”) + ner (“down”).
Verb
racka ner (present racka ner, preterite rackade ner, supine rackat ner, imperative racka ner)
- to belittle or sharply criticize (in a petty unsympathetic manner)
- Synonym: racka ned
- Sluta racka ner på Olle hela tiden!
- Stop belittling Olle all the time!
Usage notes
Uses the preposition på to (optionally) specify who's being belittled or criticized.
Conjugation
Conjugation of racka ner (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 | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- racka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- racka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ner racka ner in Svensk ordbok (SO)