האַקן אַ טשײַניק

Yiddish

Verb

האַקן אַ טשײַניק (hakn a tshaynik)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to annoy someone (literally, "to knock someone a teakettle")
    האַק מיר נישט קיין טשײַניק!
    hak mir nisht keyn tshaynik!
    Don't annoy me!

Usage notes

The direct object is in the dative.

Conjugation

See האַקן (hakn).

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