Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en raket

rocket

Meaning

rocket

In Swedish: en fyrverkeripjäs

Forms

Forms of raket
Singular, indefinite	en raket
Singular, definite	raketen
Plural, indefinite	raketer
Plural, definite	raketerna

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

Practise raket

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Is it en raket or ett raket?

raket in a sentence

skjuta raketer
let off rockets
skjuta upp en raket
launch a rocket [vertically]
en raketuppskjutning
a rocket launch
avfyra en raket med ett raketgevär
fire a rocket with a rocket launcher

Words built with raket

rymdraket space rocket

Questions

What does raket mean in English?

raket means “rocket”.

Is it en raket or ett raket?

It is en raket, and “the rocket” is raketen.

What is the plural of raket?

The plural of raket is raketer, and the definite plural is raketerna.

Origin

Borrowed from German Rakete, from Italian rocchetta.

Nearby common words

raket is number 3,083 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,079moln cloud
3,080motståndare opponent
3,081utseende appearance
3,082bokstav letter
3,084afton evening
3,085blockera block, blockade
3,086get goat
3,087änka widow

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