tack

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interjection
  1. thanks, thank you
  2. pleaseto add politeness
nounneuter
  1. a thank you, a thanksphrase or gesture that expresses gratitude

Forms

noun

indefinite nominative singulartack
genitive indefinite singulartacks
definite nominative singulartacket
definite genitive singulartackets
indefinite nominative pluraltack
genitive indefinite pluraltacks
definite nominative pluraltacken
definite genitive pluraltackens

Other ways to say it

Saying thank you

  • tackthanks, thank youThe word for everything; Swedes say it often, even for the change at a till.
  • tack så mycketthank you very muchThe usual way to add weight.
  • tusen tackthanks a millionLiterally "a thousand thanks"; warm and very common.
  • stort tackmany thanksCommon in writing and speeches: stort tack till alla som kom.
  • tack för matenthanks for the mealSaid to whoever cooked, when you leave the table; children learn it early.
  • tack för senastthanks for last timeSaid the next time you meet someone you spent a nice evening with, or who had you over.

Refusing and disagreeing

  • nej tackno thank youTurning down an offer politely: a second bun, a bag at the till.

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