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råka

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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råka (present tense råkar, past tense råka, past participle råka, passive infinitive råkast, present participle råkande, imperative råka/råk)

  1. Alternative spelling of råke

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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en råka (a rook)

Inherited from Old Norse hrókr, from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz (crow, rook), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (to crow); see rook for more.

Noun

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råka c

  1. rook (bird)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Derived from Old Swedish raka, ultimately from Middle Low German rāken. Cognate with Old Norse ráka.

Verb

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råka (present råkar, preterite råkade, supine råkat, imperative råka)

  1. to happen to do, to accidentally do; do without purpose or intention
    Jag råkade välta vasen, men det var inte meningen!
    I happened to knock the vase over, but it wasn't my intention!
  2. to encounter, to meet
    ... tågresande över gränser i internationell trafik, som råkar i svårigheter ...
    ... cross-border train passengers who run into difficulties ...
Usage notes
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See also råkas, which has a special meaning: "att råkas" means "to meet" rather than "to be met" or the like.

Conjugation
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