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rätt

rightAlso the neuter form of rädd.

rätt as an adjective

Meaning

right

In Swedish: riktig, korrekt

Forms

Forms of rätt
Basic formrättwith en-words
Neuterrättwith ett-words
Plural and definiterättaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativerättare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativerättast“-est”, “most …”

rätt as an adverb

Meaning

fairly; rather; quite; right; straight

In Swedish: ganska

rätt as a noun(en rätt)

Meaning

course; dish; right; justice; court

In Swedish: matanrättning

Forms

Forms of rätt
Singular, indefiniteen rätt
Singular, definiterätten
Plural, indefiniterätter
Plural, definiterätterna

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

Practise rätt

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What does rätt mean?

rätt in a sentence

  • på rätt sida
    on the right side
  • rättare sagt
    rather (more correctly)
  • det är inte mer än rätt
    it's only right
  • du har rätt
    you are right
  • För att få högsta betyg måste alla svar vara rätta.
    To get the highest grade, all answers have to be correct.
  • Låt den rätte komma in.
    Let the right one in.
  • det går rätt bra
    it's going quite well
  • klockan går rätt
    the clock is right
  • hon gick rätt i fällan
    she fell right (straight) into the trap
  • ett hål rätt igenom väggen
    a hole right (straight) through the wall

Expressions

  • rätt och slätt
    quite simply

Words built with rätt

  • nationalrätt national dish
  • huvudrätt main course
  • maträtt dish, course (of food)
  • rättskänsla sense of justice
  • tingsrätt district court

Questions

What does rätt mean in English?

rätt means “right”.

Is it en rätt or ett rätt?

It is en rätt, and “the course” is rätten.

What is the plural of rätt?

The plural of rätt is rätter, and the definite plural is rätterna.

Similar words

korrektdomstol

Origin

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

Nearby common words

rätt is number 144 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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