råka
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "raka"
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Verb
[edit]råka (present tense råkar, past tense råka, past participle råka, passive infinitive råkast, present participle råkande, imperative råka/råk)
- Alternative spelling of råke
Swedish
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Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Norse hrókr, from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz (“crow, rook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”); see rook for more.
Noun
[edit]råka c
- rook (bird)
Declension
[edit]Declension of råka
Etymology 2
[edit]Derived from Old Swedish raka, ultimately from Middle Low German rāken. Cognate with Old Norse ráka.
Verb
[edit]råka (present råkar, preterite råkade, supine råkat, imperative råka)
- 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!
- to encounter, to meet
- ... tågresande över gränser i internationell trafik, som råkar i svårigheter ...
- ... cross-border train passengers who run into difficulties ...
- ... tågresande över gränser i internationell trafik, som råkar i svårigheter ...
Usage notes
[edit]See also råkas, which has a special meaning: "att råkas" means "to meet" rather than "to be met" or the like.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of råka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | råka | råkas | ||
Supine | råkat | råkats | ||
Imperative | råka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | råken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | råkar | råkade | råkas | råkades |
Ind. plural1 | råka | råkade | råkas | råkades |
Subjunctive2 | råke | råkade | råkes | råkades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | råkande | |||
Past participle | råkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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