haken
[ˈhaːkŋ] verb C1- to hook (to attach a hook; catch with a hook; insert in a way reminiscent of a hook)
- to hook (trip or block another player with one’s hockey stick)
- to stick, get stuck, get caught · Der Schlüssel hakt im Schloss. The key keeps getting stuck in the lock.
- to be an obstacle or difficulty · Du kommst nicht weiter, woran hakt es diesmal? You’re not making any progress; what’s the difficulty this time?
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- haken
- Present (er)
- hakt
- Präteritum (er)
- hakte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gehakt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu haken
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