räcka
See also: Racka
Swedish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editräcka c
- a long row of things, or sequence of (similar) events
Declension
editDeclension of räcka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | räcka | räckan | räckor | räckorna |
Genitive | räckas | räckans | räckors | räckornas |
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Swedish rækkia, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.
Verb
editräcka (present räcker, preterite räckte, supine räckt, imperative räck)
- (mostly in a few idiomatic expressions) to stretch out (some body part) in some direction (without handing something over or the like)
- Synonym: (more common outside of idiomatic expressions) sträcka
- räcka upp handen
- raise one's hand (by extension from stretching out one's arm)
- räcka ut tungan
- stick one's tongue out
- to reach; to hand over; to deliver by stretching out
- Han räckte mig ett äpple
- He handed (reached) me an apple
- Räck mig din hand så drar jag upp dig
- Give me your hand and I'll pull you up
- to reach; to (be able to) extend to
- Tråden räckte ända till månen
- The string reached all the way to the moon
- to be sufficient, to suffice
- Det räcker! Bra jobbat!
- That's enough! Good work!
- to last all the way
- Bensinen räckte hela vägen
- The gas lasted all the way
- Kommer maten räcka?
- Will there be enough food?
Conjugation
editConjugation of räcka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | räcka | räckas | ||
Supine | räckt | räckts | ||
Imperative | räck | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | räcken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | räcker | räckte | räcks, räckes | räcktes |
Ind. plural1 | räcka | räckte | räckas | räcktes |
Subjunctive2 | räcke | räckte | räckes | räcktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | räckande | |||
Past participle | räckt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editSee also
edit- sträcka (“stretch”) (often used where English would prefer reach, like reaching down a hole)
Further reading
edit- räcka in Svensk ordbok.
- räcka in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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