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raka

shaveAlso the plural of rak.

raka as a verb

Meaning

shave

In Swedish: skära bort skägg (eller hår)

Conjugation

Conjugation of raka (shave)
Infinitive	att raka	to shave
Present	rakar	jag rakar
Past	rakade	jag rakade
Supine	rakat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har rakat	jag har rakat
Past perfect	hade rakat	jag hade rakat
Future	ska raka	or: kommer att raka
Conditional	skulle raka	jag skulle raka
Imperative	raka!	a command
Present participle	rakande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	rakad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of raka
Infinitive	rakas
Present	rakas
Past	rakades
Supine	rakats

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 rakar. See the four verb groups explained.

raka as a noun(en raka)

Meaning

straight

In Swedish: raksträcka

Forms

Forms of raka
Singular, indefinite	en raka
Singular, definite	rakan
Plural, indefinite	rakor
Plural, definite	rakorna

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

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raka in a sentence

han rakar sig bara varannan dag
he only shaves every second (every other) day
Han rakade sig innan han gick till jobbet.
He shaved before going to work.
fönsterraka
window squeegee
golvraka
floor squeegee
israka
ice scraper
asfaltsraka
concrete placer
askraka
ash rake

Words built with raka

rakhyvel safety razor

Questions

What does raka mean in English?

raka means “shave”.

Is it en raka or ett raka?

It is en raka, and “the straight” is rakan.

What is the plural of raka?

The plural of raka is rakor, and the definite plural is rakorna.

What is the past tense of raka?

The past tense of raka is rakade (“jag rakade”). The supine is rakat, used in “jag har rakat”.

What is the present tense of raka?

rakar, the same for every person: jag rakar, du rakar, vi rakar.

Nearby common words

raka is number 1,877 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,873arbetet the work
1,874glädje joy, delight
1,875lida suffer, pass
1,876känslig sensitive
1,878möjlig possible
1,879plus plus
1,880grace grace (effortless beauty or charm), grace (beneficial act)
1,881geni genius

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