racka ner

Swedish

Alternative forms

• racka ned

Etymology

Low German racken (“perform dirty work”) +‎ ner (“down”)

Verb

racka ner (present rackar ner, preterite rackade ner, supine rackat ner, imperative racka ner)

1. (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

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
present participle		nerrackande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• racka ner in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• racka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• racka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)