tackade

Tackade is the past tense form of the Swedish verb tacka, which means to thank or express gratitude. It denotes a completed act of thanking someone or something. The tense is used with a direct object, as in Jag tackade henne för hjälpen (I thanked her for the help).

Conjugation and forms: tacka is a regular verb in modern Swedish. The present tense is tackar, as in Jag tackar för inbjudan. The past tense is tackade, as in Jag tackade för erbjudandet. The past participle is tackat, used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, e.g., Vi har tackat dem. There is also a passive past participle form, tackad, used in passive constructions such as Han blev tackad av gästen.

Usage notes: Tacka can take various complements, including the recipient and the reason for thanks: “tacka någon för något.” The phrase tacka nej (to decline) is a common variant in which tacka shifts meaning from gratitude to refusal. In everyday language, tacka appears across formal and informal registers, though more formal or written contexts may favor explicit objects and complete phrases.

Etymology and relations: Tacka is closely related to other Scandinavian forms such as Danish takke and Norwegian takke, all tracing back to a common Germanic root for the concept of gratitude. The related noun tack means “thanks.”

See also: tak, tack, tacka nej, tack.