See also: rakna

Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish rækna, from Late Old Norse reikna, which is borrowed from Middle Low German rekenen. Cognate with Icelandic reikna, English reckon.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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räkna (present räknar, preterite räknade, supine räknat, imperative räkna)

  1. to count; to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system.
    Kan du räkna till hundra?
    Can you count to a hundred?
  2. to count; to determine a number
    Han räknade apelsinerna
    He counted the oranges
  3. to count (as); to consider something an example of something.
    Jag räknar äpplen som en sorts frukt
    I count apples as a type of fruit
  4. to calculate; to perform a calculation
    Han räknade på uppgift 4
    He was working on (doing calculations related to) assignment 4
  5. to count on something or someone, to rely on something or someone, to expect something
    Jag räknar med att du är där och sköter dig
    I'm counting on you being there and behaving
    Jag räknar med dig
    I'm counting on you
    Jag räknar med regn
    I'm expecting it'll rain

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: reknata

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