räcka

See also: Racka

Swedish[edit]

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räcka c

räcka (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 of räcka (weak)

	Active		Passive
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.