Swedish noun

en räka

shrimp

Meaning

shrimp

In Swedish: ett litet kräftdjur av familjen Carididae

Forms

Forms of räka
Singular, indefiniteen räka
Singular, definiteräkan
Plural, indefiniteräkor
Plural, definiteräkorna

räka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor räka, den stora räkan. Check another noun

Practise räka

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Is it en räka or ett räka?

räka in a sentence

  • På sommaren äter vi gärna räkor
    In summer we like to eat shrimp [shrimps]
  • Jag såg en räka på stranden
    I saw a shrimp on the beach

Words built with räka

  • räksmörgås shrimp (prawn) sandwich

Questions

What does räka mean in English?

räka means “shrimp”.

Is it en räka or ett räka?

It is en räka, and “the shrimp” is räkan.

What is the plural of räka?

The plural of räka is räkor, and the definite plural is räkorna.

Origin

Probably borrowing from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”).

Nearby common words

räka is number 8,391 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,387ukraina Ukraine
  • 8,388bärbar transportable
  • 8,389maestro a maestro
  • 8,390brevlåda a post box (collection point for mail), a mailbox, a letterbox (delivery point for mail)
  • 8,392tillfriskna recover
  • 8,393ombedja ask for, teaser
  • 8,394arbetskraft labour, manpower (the supply side of the labour market; or as a mechanical power source)
  • 8,395ombe to ask (someone to do something)
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