Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en rad

series, row, line

Meaning

series; row; line

In Swedish: följd (av saker bredvid varandra), serie

Forms

Forms of rad
Singular, indefiniteen rad
Singular, definiteraden
Plural, indefiniterader
Plural, definiteraderna

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

Practise rad

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Is it en rad or ett rad?

rad in a sentence

  • en i raden av gratulanter
    one in the line of congratulators
  • en lång rad av problem
    a long succession of problems
  • en rad exempel
    a series (number) of examples
  • en rad villor
    a row of houses
  • jag brukar skriva några rader till honom
    I usually write him a few lines
  • sitta på andra raden
    sit in the second row
  • Jag fick ett litet rad från min vän igår.
    I got a little letter from my friend yesterday.

Expressions

  • läsa mellan raderna
    read between the lines

Questions

What does rad mean in English?

rad means “series, row”.

Is it en rad or ett rad?

It is en rad, and “the series” is raden.

What is the plural of rad?

The plural of rad is rader, and the definite plural is raderna.

Similar words

länga

Origin

From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (“row”).

Nearby common words

rad is number 1,964 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