Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

rät

straight, right angle

Meaning

straight; right angle

In Swedish: rak

Forms

Forms of rät
Basic form	rät	with en-words
Plural and definite	räta	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	rätare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	rätast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does rät mean?

rät in a sentence

en rät linje
a straight line
en rät vinkel
a right (90 degree) angle
räta maskor
knit stitches

Questions

What does rät mean in English?

rät means “straight, right angle”.

Similar words

rak

Origin

From Old Swedish rǣtter, rǣter, from Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Nearby common words

rät is number 3,465 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,461syre oxygen
3,462strypa choke, strangle
3,463repa scratch, score
3,464jasså alternative form of jaså
3,466replik reply, retort
3,467förstånd sense, intelligence
3,468mäta measure, come to
3,469generös generous

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary