räta
räta as a verb
Meaning
straighten
In Swedish: göra rak
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att räta | to straighten |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rätar | jag rätar |
| Past | rätade | jag rätade |
| Supine | rätat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har rätat | jag har rätat |
| Past perfect | hade rätat | jag hade rätat |
| Future | ska räta | or: kommer att räta |
| Conditional | skulle räta | jag skulle räta |
| Imperative | räta! | a command |
| Present participle | rätande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | rätad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | rätas |
|---|---|
| Present | rätas |
| Past | rätades |
| Supine | rätats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use rätar. See the four verb groups explained.
räta as a noun(en räta)
Meaning
right side
In Swedish: rätsida på en stickning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en räta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | rätan |
räta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor räta, den stora rätan. Check another noun
Practise räta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (räta). Which is the past tense?
räta in a sentence
- räta på sigstraighten oneself up
- hon rätade upp båtenshe righted up the boat
- räta på ryggenstraighten one's back
- på rätanpurl
Questions
What does räta mean in English?
räta means “straighten”.
Is it en räta or ett räta?
It is en räta, and “the right side” is rätan.
What is the past tense of räta?
The past tense of räta is rätade (“jag rätade”). The supine is rätat, used in “jag har rätat”.
What is the present tense of räta?
rätar, the same for every person: jag rätar, du rätar, vi rätar.
Similar words
Origin
From rät + -a.
Nearby common words
räta is number 8,186 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,181ridå curtain
- 8,183anständighet decency
- 8,184mala mill, grind
- 8,185framträda perform, appear
- 8,187banta slim, (go on, be on a) diet
- 8,188bundsförvant ally
- 8,189enig united, unanimous, agreed
- 8,190fanatiker fanatic
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